Knowing parentage: An Unforgettable Quest for Adoptees
November 2019, happiness exploded in a north Chennai home with the reuniting of David with…
Knowing parentage: An Unforgettable Quest for Adoptees
November 2019, happiness exploded in a north Chennai home with the reuniting of David with his birth mother. David is an adopted child and is now a Danish citizen. He has been in the quest to find his roots which led him to meet his mother after years of waiting. Born to Kalimoorthy and Dhanalakshmi,…
Parents More Interested in Adopting Daughters
Thane: Recently released govt data revealed that almost 60% of prospective parents in Thane have shown a preference for adopting a girl child. This shifting trend highlights the change in the mentality of Indian society preferring male children over girls to continue the family name. It was the Thane district women and child welfare department…
What is Adoption?
Children are treasured. Everyone desires to bring a new life into the world. The idea of procreation is to have someone to carry the family name, to complete what we call ‘family’. They are also referred to as the future of the nation and any investment to their betterment reflects on the development of the…
Transgender Couple don’t need Marriage Certificate to Adopt, observes Allahabad HC
In a recent event, the Allahabad High Court passed its order on a petition filed by a transgender couple seeking adoption. The court observed that a marriage certificate isn’t a compulsion for adopting a child, as Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, under Sections 7 and 8, allows even single parents to adopt. A bench…
How to adopt an Indian child in the UAE?
The CARA website explains the registration and Home Study Report details for prospective adoptive parents for inter-country adoption: 1. Any Non-Resident Indian, Overseas Citizen of India or foreign prospective adoptive parents, living in a country that is a signatory to the Hague Adoption Convention and wishing to adopt an Indian child, can approach the Authorised…
From being childless to parents of two; Read how adoption changed the life of a couple?
They say children bring happiness into your lives and we couldn’t agree more. The feeling is synonyms to Indian expat Rima B who has disclosed her feelings at the onset of their daughter’s footsteps into their lives. “I walked into the room and a tiny four-month-old baby was put into my arms. I can’t tell…
More Prospective Parents, Fewer Children to Adopt
In a major concerning event, the number of prospective parents outnumbered children legally available with the CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) for adoption. There are 1,936 children available with the central body but couples waiting for adoption are rising, with approximately 36,000 are lined up to adopt until the present. Of the children available for…
Racket busted, 50 newborn babies smuggled so far
Delhi Police crime branch has knocked out an inter-state racket of purported kidnapping and trafficking of newborn babies. The gang used to buy newborn babies from financially poor biological parents and sell them to childless couples in exchange for money. The gang members used to identify poor pregnant women and potential clients alongside. So far…
Excess smartphone use can hamper toddlers’ development, here is why?
Are you an avid smartphone user? If so, then you need to take a deep dive into the article and should abstain self from using cellphones more extensively. A recent study has revealed that mothers using smartphones extensively can actually upset the development of their toddlers. It showed that smartphone use cuts off the interaction…
Should I adopt an older child?
There are so many children and babies in the foster care system, who stick their eyes at the door in wait for their forever family to take them home. Yes, it is true, each of us wants them to find a home and live with a family that is stable and loves them wholly, but…
