Domestic Adoption (Step-by-step procedure) RA8552
1. Pre-Adoption Counseling/ Seminar Adoptive Parents are required to attend a seminar or fora at the DSWD to help then assess their motivation. 2. Filing an Application Adoptive Parents files an application for adoption at the DSWD after completing the seminar or fora. 3. Declaration of the child as Abandoned (Optional)If efforts to locate the […]
Adoption : Requirements and Supporting Documents
For prospective adoptive parents1. Homestudy Report2. Authenticated birth certificate;3. Marriage Contract or Divorce, Annulment, Declaration of Nullity, or Legal Separation documents;4. Written consent to the adoption by the legitimate and adopted sons/daughters, and illegitimate sons/daughters if living with the applicant, who are at least ten (10) years old;5. Physical and medical evaluation by a duly […]
Who can Adopt a Filipino Child?
1. Any Filipino citizen of legal age, in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, of good moral character, has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, emotionally and psychologically capable of caring for children, at least sixteen (16) years older than the adoptee, and who is in a position to support […]
What is Adoption?
ADOPTION is a social and legal procedure of giving a stable family to a child whose parents have voluntarily or involuntarily surrendered parental authority over the child. Adoption is for a child who cannot be raised by their birth parent and who need a new and permanent family. It offers equivalent mutual rights and obligations […]