Speeding up the adoption process

Speeding up the adoption process

News:

1. Delay in issuing child adoption process orders by the court.

Important Facts:

2. As per an audit report of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, only 8 special child adoption agencies got positive reviews out of 208.

3. It has also been observed that due to heavy load, the court is delaying in issuing adoption orders.

4. Due to the pending of 629 cases in court, children continue to stay in childcare institutions even after getting family.

5. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill of 2018, proposes to amend the act to empower District Magistrate to issue adoption process orders instead of courts.

6. It will ensure a fast track process of the adoption process and provide orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children with family care and protection.

7. The juvenile Justice Act of 2015 dealing with adoption process seems to be in conflict with the interest of children in need because it was drawn from

• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The United Nations Millennium Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, 1985 (the Beijing Rules),
• The United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (1990)
• The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption (1993) and other related international instruments.

8. Some important sections the Act.

• Section 56 (1) – To ensure the right to family.
• Section 63 – Adoption is final once the court order is issued.
• Section 61 (2) – Court proceeding of adoption shall be held in camera and court to dispose the case within 2 months.