Adoption Process

• 1)  Registration to be done by Prospective Adoptive Parents on CARINGS (Child Adoption Resource Information & Guidance System) a website by Government of India.
• 2)  HSR (Home Study Report) will be done by an agency close by in your district.
• 3)  Documents as per the list given in JJ (Juvenile Justice) Act will have to be uploaded by PAPs (Prospective Adoptive Parents).

As per CARA Guideline 2011, the process of In-country adoption of a child by Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP’s) residing within India is as follows -

• Intake

  Information exchange session by the agency with PAP’s.
• Registration

  Online Procedure.
• Home Study

  Home visit by social worker to PAP’s place of residence.
• Counseling

  Assessing the preparedness of PAP’s and making them aware about adoption as a concept, by trained & experienced persons.
• Child Referral

  Providing Medical Examination Report (MER) & Child Study Report (CSR) of the child to the PAP’s on CARA's dashboard.
• Acceptance of MER & CSR

  Signing the MER & CSR acceptance documents by PAP’s.
• Interface

  Counselling of PAP’s by adoption committee.
• Legal Process

  After adoption committee's approval, filing the adoption petition in the District Court, Aurangabad.
• Placement of the child

  Signing the Pre-adoptive Foster Care document and taking the child to home of PAP’s.
• Post Placement Follow-up

  Visit during Pre-adoptive Foster Care period to ascertain child’s assimilation with the family.
• Verification

  Court hearing (of both PAP’s & child) in the District Court within timeline.
• Court Instruction

  Compliance or/ and addendums (If any) sought by the court.
• Adoption Order

  Obtaining Court order finalizing the adoption within timeline.
• Birth Certificate

  Applying for obtaining birth certificate of the child from ward office.
• Follow-up Report

  Bi-annual visit to the PAP’s residence for 2 years as per CARA Guideline.