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

1. WHO CAN AVAIL OF THE SERVICE

Any Filipino citizen or alien residing in the Philippines who has the following qualifications:

1. Of legal age
2. 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
3. Has the capacity to act and assume all the rights and duties incident to the exercise of parental authority
4. Is of good moral character and has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude
5. 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.