Conditions and Requirements for Adoption
Conditions for Adoption National Civil Code,2074 Section -172:Adoption may be effected (1) The following person may effect adoption of a child: (a) A couple to whom no child has born even up to ten years of the marriage, (b) An unmarried woman having completed forty-five years of age, a widow, divorcee woman or judicially separated woman, having no son or daughter, (c) An unmarried man having completed forty-five years of age, a widower, divorcee or judicially separated man, having no son or daughter. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the following person cannot effect adoption: (a) One who is of unsound mind, (b) One who is convicted by the court of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, (c) One who does not have financial capacity to afford maintenance, health care, education, sports facility, entertainment and care of the minor. (3) In effecting adoption by the husband or wife living in...
