Adoption By An Unmarried Woman Of A Daughter Legal Draft Template

Adoption by an Unmarried Woman of a Daughter

DEED OF ADOPTION is made at ... this ... day of ... between Smt. A, a

Hindu by religion, aged about ... residing at ... hereinafter referred

to as 'the Party of the First Part and Smt. B a Hindu by religion,

aged about ... residing at ... hereinafter referred to as the Party of

the Second Part.

WHEREAS -

1) The Party of the First Part is unmarried and of the age of

... and does not desire to marry.

2) The Party of the Second Part is a widow and has three

unmarried daughters and she offered, at the suggestion of some

friends to give her youngest daughter Miss ... of the age of 4

years in adoption to the party of the First Part and the Party

of the First Part approved the girl and agreed to take her in

adoption.

3) A private function was held at the premises of the Party of

the First Part at ... on the ... day of ... when the Party of

the First Part, the Party of Second Part and her three daughters

and two witnesses being the well wishers of the family who have

attested this deed, were present.

4) No religious ceremonies were held but the Party of the Second

Part delivered her youngest daughter the said Miss ... to the

Party of the First Part with intention to give her in adoption

to the Party of the First Part and the Party of the First Part

took the said child in her lap with intention to take her in

adoption as her daughter.

5) It is now proposed to record the said adoption in the manner

following.

NOW IT IS HEREBY DECLARED AND RECORDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. That on the said ... day of ... the Party of the First Part

took custody of the said Miss ... from the Party of the Second

Part with intention to adopt and treat the said child as her

adoptive daughter and the Party of the Second Part handed over

custody of the said child Miss ... to the Party of the First

Part to give her in adoption to the Party of the First Part.

1. It is declared that the said child has now ceased to be a

member of the family of the Party of the Second Part and the

latter has no legal claim over her.

1. The said child will be hereafter known by the name of ...

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have put their hands the day and year

first hereinabove written.

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