Deed of Adoption

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION made at …………………. This ………. Day of……….. Between Mr/Mrs …………….……. an adult Indian Inhabitant residing at…………….. hereinafter called the “Natural Mother” of the First Part AND Miss …………………….. residing at …………….…………. hereinafter called the “Adoptive Mother” of Second Part.

WHEREAS the party of Second Part is …………….… has no desire to marry. AND WHEREAS Miss ………………………. On account of advance age has been anxious to adopt a suitable girl as her own. AND WHEREAS Miss ….…………………………… approached Smt………….……….. for giving her daughter Miss ……..…………….. in adoption which she is a natural mother have agreed to do so.

AND WHEREAS Mrs …………….………….. wife of Mr ….…………………….. has consented to the taking at adoption of Miss…………….. aged about …..….. years.

AND WHEREAS the parties hereto are desirous recording the terms and conditions of the adoption.

NOW THE DEED WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS :

1. The party of the First Part as the Natural Mother has this day given her daughter Miss …….…………… in adoption to the party hereto of the second part being the Adoptive mother and she has taken the said Miss ……………………… in adoption. The said Miss…………………….. has been transferred from the family of birth to the family of Adoption.

2. The said party of the First Part being the Natural Mother of the said Miss …..………. has full authority to give her daughter in Adoption as father of the said Miss ………….. has been expired.

3. The ceremony of giving and  taking in adoption has been duly performed and carried out in the presence of near relatives and the party hereto of the first Part being Natural Mother has handed over the said Miss …………………. to the party hereto of the second part being the Adoptive Mother has accepted the said Miss ……………….. as her daughter.

4. This deed also witnesses that ever since the above adoption has been effected the said Miss ….………………. has renounced and abandoned the use of her original surname ………… and in lieu thereof assured and adopted the surname …………………

5. That the said Miss ……………………. will not be known as Miss …..……………..

6. The Party of the Second Part shall be responsible for the maintainable and marriage of the said Miss ….………………. The said Miss ……………………….. will take care of Second Part even after marriage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties has signed this Deed of the day and year first hereinabove written.

SIGNED & DELIVERED by the			)
Withinnamed Natural Mother				)
Smt. …………….					)
In the presence of…………..				)

SIGNED & DELIVERED by the			)
Withinnamed Adoptive Mother			)
Miss……………..					)
In the presence of …………				)

Dated :…………………

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