ABOUT THE SERVICE
A socio-legal process of providing a permanent family to a child whose parents have voluntarily or involuntarily relinguished parental authority over the child
- WHO CAN AVAIL OF THE SERVICE
Any Filipino citizen or alien residing in the Philippines who has the following qualifications:
- Of legal age
- At least 16 years older than the adoptee, except when the adoptee is the biological parent or sibling of the adoptee of the spouse of adoptee’s parent
- Has the capacity to act and assume all the rights and duties incident to the exercise of parental authority
- Is of good moral character and has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude
- In a position to support, educate and care for his/her legitimate and illegitimate children and the child to be adopted. Has undergone pre-adoptive services.