THE PUNJAB and Haryana High Court Thursday gave two weeks time to the Centre to respond to the arguments of an expert that the Ministry of External Affairs and regional passport officer cannot decline an adopted child a passport by questioning the validity of the adoption or for lack of NOC of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).

The high court, since 2019, has been hearing a petition filed in the name of a minor challenging the decision of denying her the passport for lack of an NOC from the CARA, a statutory authority for regulation of inter-country adoptions. The 2017-born child was adopted by her mother’s sister and latter’s husband in 2018. The adoptive parents of the child are British nationals while the biological parents of the child are from Jalandhar. A registered deed for record of the adoption was also got prepared by them following the ceremonial adoption at a gurdwara in Phillaur. The parents name was also got changed on the birth certificate.

Following submission of the report by Amicus Curiae advocate Anil Malhotra, who is considered an expert on the subject of cross-border child removal, Additional Solicitor General of India Satya Pal Jain informed the court on Thursday that the report has been sent to Delhi for comments. Justice Jaishree Thakur, while listing the case for final disposal on July 15, gave two weeks to the Centre for reply. Malhotra had been earlier asked by the court to assist it in the matter.

In a 79-page report, Malhotra opined that the invalidity of adoption or lack of NOC from CARA are no grounds for rejecting the application for passport of an adopted child. He also submitted that the parties in the case have already fulfilled the conditions of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) for the adoption and the ceremony held for it is duly recorded in the adoption deed.

Submitting that though there was not even a requirement for registering the adoption, Malhotra said, as a benefit of it, “hence, under Section 16 HAMA, a presumption shall be drawn that the said adoption has been made in compliance with the provisions of HAMA & there is a presumption in law as to what is recorded in the said deed”. The process is irreversible under the HAMA, he has said, adding, thus there is no scope to insist for a court order or NOC from CARA for issuance of the passport. The presumption under HAMA is applicable at the time of consideration of issuance of passport, as per the report.

ADOPTION SYSTEM IN HUNGARY

Statistics:

700-800 adoptions per year

100 stepparent adoption

150-200 open adoption by NGO's (newborn infants)

RIJSWIJK - Adult adopted childrenare not necessarily entitled to all information from the files about their natural parents. The Registration Chamber, which supervises compliance with the Personal Registration Act, determined this yesterday.

The foundation Fiom in 's-Hertogenbosch, who assists parents and children in adoption cases, had asked the Registration Chamber for advice on how to act in the event of an adult adopted childrendemand all information from the files about their biological parents. The Fiom does not consider this requirement reasonable, because such a file often contains personal information that the mother (or father) at the time provided in confidence to the care provider.

The Fiom was attacked about this' by the Foundation Descendants, who think that is a minor adopted childrenalways entitled to all information. The Registratiekamer has now determined that such a request must be considered “on a case-by-case basis”adopted childrenare entitled to information about the name, origin and place of residence of their parents and the reasons why they have renounced their child. In principle, a duty of confidentiality applies to medical data and psychiatric reports, according to the Registration Chamber,

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CHENNAI: The current crisis has stalled the adoption process in the state

and has left more than 2500 prospective parents, who have registered,

waiting and uncertain about the day they will get to meet and take their

children home. Officials from the department of social defence said that

those who have already been matched with children in adoption centres

MADURAI: A 36-year-old woman from a village near Checkanurani in Madurai district, who gave birth to her third child, a baby girl, on Tuesday, handed over the newborn to the child welfare committee (CWC), stating that she cannot raise the children due to her financial situation.

Her husband, a daily wage labourer, had died four months ago due to cardiac arrest. The woman, who is a farmhand, is staying in her parental house. Her other daughters are studying in Class IX and X.

CWC member B Pandiarajan said that the mother, soon after delivering the baby, informed the duty doctor at the Checkanurani primary health centre (PHC), Dr Divya that she was not in a position to raise her, and sought her help to admit her in a home.

The doctor immediately informed the officials concerned. Pandiarajan and district child protection officer A Ganesan visited the PHC and received the baby. She was handed over to an adoption home at Karumathur. Since it would be difficult for the woman to raise her other daughters as well, they promised to help her by admitting them in a home and to ensure their education in a decent school.

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Objectives overview activities of Lions Club Hoevelaken

In addition to supporting a number of national and international Lions actions and projects, the activities of Lions Club Hoevelaken generally have a clear affinity with Hoevelaken itself. Below is an overview of causes that have been supported by Lions Club Hoevelaken over the years.

Children's home "Enfant Haïtien Mon Frére", Haiti

As this project has been campaigned for many years by the Lions in Hoevelaken, below a more detailed report on this project.

The impetus for this large and years-long campaign was a request in 1985 from the Hoevelaken couple Elly and Frans Holten for support of the Children's Home from which they adopted 4 orphans. The entire project has been realized in several phases. Initially, the Children's Home was thoroughly renovated in 1986 with the contributions of Lions Club Hoevelaken.

Valsad police on Tuesday detained the biological parents of an infant, who was found abandoned in Febraury near a highway at Pardi taluka. The officials had carried out Covid-19 test and DNA test of both the accused. The infant is lodged at a children adoption home in Navsari.

On February 5, Pardi police station’s Retlav outpost police head constable received information about an infant found near the bridge on National Highway 48. The infant girl was admitted to Valsad Civil hospital.

The child was later shifted to Children Adoption centre at Khund village in Navsari district.

Police registered an offence against unidentified persons under IPC Section 317 and started a probe.

Four months later, Pardi police nabbed the child’s biological father, identified as Jatin Patel (22), a resident of Ambli village in Pardi taluka, on Monday. Jatin first denied his involvement in abandoning the infant girl, but later confessed to the crime, police said.

Meer zicht op geadopteerden

Adoptienazorg: uitdagingen, verantwoordelijkheden, rollen

en taken in beeld

Paul Duijvestijn

Bram van Dijk

More than 20,000 Chilean babies were stolen and illegally adopted. They also ended up with Belgians who thought it was legal adoption.

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On paper, Carlos Haas is German. But he was born in 1985 in Guatemala, Central America. When he was four months old, he was adopted by a German couple from Lower Franconia. More than 30 years later, he finally wants to know where he comes from and whether his mother gave him away voluntarily. Because some mothers had their children robbed during the civil war in Guatemala. Carlos goes on a search.

Adoption, part 1

The riddle

Carlos Haas was born in Guatemala in 1985 and was adopted by a German couple when he was four months old. More than 30 years later, he finally wants to know where he comes from and whether his mother gave him away voluntarily.

Adoption, part 2