THE HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 allows unmarried Hindu male and female to adopt a Hindu girl child or a Hindu boy child upon fulfillment of the following conditions:

I. GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE AN ADOPTIVE PARENT

Unmarried males:

Should be of sound mind

If adopting a Hindu girl child, age difference should be 21 years.

Should not be a minor

Has the capacity to take a son or a daughter in adoption.

3) . A single man desiring to adopt a child may be eligible if he applies through a registered agency. However, he will still only be able to adopt a male child.

You can adopt a child through adoption deed..

In India, Adoptions are comes under the following laws;

1. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act of 1956

2. The Guardians and Wards Act of 1890 and

3. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2000, amended in 2006

A single female or a married couple can adopt a child. In India, a single male is usually not eligible to be an adoptive parent. A single man desiring to adopt a child may be eligible if he applies through a registered agency. However, he will still only be able to adopt a male child. Adoption laws are common across India and must be distinguished from guidelines followed in adoption procedures, which do differ from one state to another.

THE HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 allows unmarried Hindu male and female to adopt a Hindu girl child or a Hindu boy child upon fulfillment of the following conditions:If the person is unmarried males:

1.then he should be of sound mind

2.If adopting a Hindu girl child, age difference should be 21 years.

3.Should not be a minor

4.Has the capacity to take a son or a daughter in adoption

What is your age? Are you married and have children? What is the age of the child whom you wish to adopt?

A single parent may adopt under under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act of 1956. However under the current regulations, a single male is not eligible to adopt a girl child.

Hello,

THE HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 allows unmarried Hindu male and female to adopt a Hindu girl child or a Hindu boy child upon fulfillment of the following conditions:

(Note: Only Hindu children can be adopted under this Act.)

I. GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE AN ADOPTIVE PARENT

Unmarried males:

Should be of sound mind

If adopting a Hindu girl child, age difference should be 21 years.

Should not be a minor

Has the capacity to take a son or a daughter in adoption.(Eg. Financially sound)

(If he is married then he has to obtain consent of wife)

Regards

If you satisfy the conditions of age difference and other formalities you may go ahead with the proposed adoption under the provisions of HAMA