Indian Parents are increasingly becoming more open towards adoption. Children’s joyous laughter and innocent glee are something that no amount of money can buy. 

The thought of providing a potential child with a loving family and a home is what propels parents towards adoption. While there are ample cases of single parents adopting, there are also many married couples who are adopting kids.

Such is the increasing trend of adoption in India that now people are increasingly adopting children from all across the world. Indian families are adopting children from places like China, Vietnam, Russia, Colombia, etc.

An adoption agency works to help in legal procedures of the child adoption to make it smoother for both parties involved. 

Guidelines you need to follow to avoid legal complications while adopting a child, 

• The adoptive parents must be in good mentally, and emotionally, as well as the financial status is also checked.
• Regardless of marital status one can can adopt a child if they meet the following criteria:
• In the case of a married couple, both spouses must consent to the adoption.
• a single female can adopt a child of any gender; a single male cannot adopt a girl child.
• “Couples with three or more children are not supposed to adopt another child except in case of special need children as defined in sub-regulation (21) of regulation 2, hard to place children as mentioned in regulation 50 and in case of relative adoption and adoption by step-parent”.

• A couple cannot adopt a kid unless they have been married for at least two years and have a healthy marital connection.

One can also consult an agency, the agency can help in bringing in the papers required, doing background checks on the family or the child, and providing counselling support to help everyone decide which family is the best for the kid.

Conclusion:

While adoption is seen as a hugely positive step, it’s not a step to be taken lightly. Adoption is governed by rules and regulations in India, as it is in many other nations throughout the world.