{"id":128509,"date":"2021-08-25T19:21:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=128509"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:28:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:58:27","slug":"parents-with-adopted-child-moving-abroad-have-to-intimate-indian-diplomatic-missions-new-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/parents-with-adopted-child-moving-abroad-have-to-intimate-indian-diplomatic-missions-new-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents with adopted child moving abroad have to intimate Indian diplomatic missions: New rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/b> Indian Express<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued the Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021:<\/b><\/h5>\n
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  1. The Regulations <\/b>amends the Adoption Regulations, 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The amendment has been notified <\/b>in accordance with the relevant sections of the <\/span>Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What was the need for these regulations?<\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Currently, Indian missions abroad have a role<\/b> in inter-country adoption of Indian children limited to children adopted by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) or foreign parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. The Missions had a duty to ensure<\/b> protection against neglect, maltreatment, exploitation or abuse of these children.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. But a grey area got left out in the case of Indian children<\/b> adopted by parents in India, but who ended up moving abroad later. These adopted children were out of the purview of Indian authorities and also not falling under the purview of Indian Missions abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Key Provisions of Regulations<\/b>:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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      1. Indian diplomatic missions abroad <\/b>will now be in charge of safeguarding adopted children whose parents move overseas with the child within two years of adoption.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. The adoptive parents will also have to intimate <\/b>the Indian diplomatic missions concerned in the country of departure and arrival, at least two weeks in advance through written communication with their full contact details at the new place and thereafter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Eligibility Criteria for Prospective adoptive parents under\u00a0Adoption Regulations, 2017:<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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        1. The prospective adoptive parents shall be <\/span>physically, mentally and emotionally stable, financially capable<\/b> and shall not have any life-threatening medical condition.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Any prospective adoptive parent, <\/span>irrespective of his marital status <\/b>and whether or not he has a biological son or daughter, can adopt a child subject to the following, namely:-<\/span>\n