Adoption Deed

What this is

An adoption deed recording the adoption of a child by adoptive parents from the natural parents or guardian, drafted under the law that governs your family - the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act for Hindus, or the Juvenile Justice Act framework for others and for adoptions through agencies - so the adoption is documented, the deed can be registered, and the child's records updated. It is for families completing an adoption within the family or through the legal process. Our panel advocate drafts and reviews the deed and delivers it signed on letterhead; registration is a separate step we explain.

What you get

An adoption deed drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate on letterhead, recording the adoptive parents and the person giving in adoption, their capacity and consents, the child's details, the ceremony of giving and taking where the Hindu Act applies, the date and place, the intention to transfer the child permanently, and the attestation block. Delivered ready for execution, with a note on registration with the Sub-Registrar, the presumption a registered deed carries, updating the birth certificate, school and identity records, and on when a court or CARA process is required instead of or before a deed. Registration charges are not included.

How it works

1. 1Upload the papersIDs of adoptive and natural parents, the child's birth certificate, and marriage certificates. We pre-fill the parties and the child.
2. 2Tell us about the adoptionWho is adopting whom, from whom, when the ceremony took place or will, and the child's age.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhich personal law applies, whether both spouses consent, whether the adoptive parents already have a child of the same sex, the age gap, and whether any court or agency process is required.
4. 4PayPay the fee.
5. 5Advocate drafts and signsOur panel advocate checks the legal conditions, drafts the deed and signs it on letterhead.
6. 6Deed is deliveredYou receive the deed for execution before witnesses and registration, with the records-update note.

What to have ready

• ID and address proof of adoptive parents and the giving personAadhaar, PAN or passport.
• Child's birth certificateOr school or hospital record if unregistered.
• Marriage certificate of the adoptive parents (if you have it)If married.
• Consent letters (if you have it)From the other spouse or natural parent, if given in writing.
• Photographs of the giving and taking ceremony (if you have it)If held.
• Court order or agency documents (if you have it)If a court or CARA process is involved.
• Death certificate of a natural parent (if you have it)If applicable.

What this is based on

• Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act 1956 (1956)
• Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (1956)Source: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1668
• Juvenile Justice
• CARA guidelines.
• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2022 (2015)Source: https://cara.wcd.gov.in/