Adoption Laws In India: Thirty-two-year-old Meena was not married. But she wanted to adopt a child. There were many questions in his mind regarding this matter. Can she become a single parent, can a single woman get the right to adopt a child, she was troubled by many such questions. One day he shared all these things with his friend Riya. After this, she was shocked to hear what Riya told her. He did not know that there is a right to be a single parent in our country. If she wants to raise the child alone, she can also adopt the child. There will be many more people like Meena, who are not aware of the rules of child adoption.

If you also want to adopt a child, then it is important to know its terms and conditions before adoption so that you do not face problems while adopting a child.

How to apply online
If you want to adopt a child, first you can apply online by visiting the website of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) at cara.nic.in. In this, you will have to submit your Aadhaar card, PAN card, your photo, marriage certificate, and fitness certificate as well as necessary documents like income certificate online only. After this, an agency has to be selected for the home visit at the time of application itself. That agency goes to his house for investigation.

What are the important rules for adopting a child in India?
Legally, either a single parent or a married couple can adopt a child. Married couples can adopt either a boy or a girl. If a single woman wants to adopt a child, she can adopt either a boy or a girl, but a single man can only adopt a boy.

If a married couple is adopting a child, they should have been married for at least 2 years.

There should be a minimum age difference of 25 years between the child and the adoptive parents.
Adoptive parents must be physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially sound. It should be certified that the potential guardians do not have any life-threatening disease and they should not be accused of any crime.

If a couple wants to adopt a child, then the consent of both is necessary for this decision.

Know what are the necessary documents for child adoption
Any current photograph of the adoptive family.

A passport, Voter ID, Aadhaar Card, PAN Card Driving License, or Birth Certificate, is necessary to have any one of these documents.

It is necessary to give the resident certificate to the adoptive family. For this, you can also give Aadhaar card, voter card, passport, electricity bill, or telephone bill.

It is also necessary to give an authentic copy of last year's income tax return of the person adopting.

Single parents or married couples should not have any infectious or fatal disease. For this, they need to submit a medical certificate.

If the person adopting is married, then it is necessary to give the certificate of marriage, if divorced. If the husband or wife has died, then it is also necessary to give their death certificate.

If you are unmarried then your relatives will have to give an undertaking.

If there are already older children in the adoptive family, then their consent is also necessary.
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