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 Par!.
WHEREAS -
(l)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. N
OW 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Signed by the withinnamed
)
Party of the First Part
)
Smt.
...
in the presence of
)
Signed by the withinnamed
)
Party of the Second Part
)
Smt. ... in the presence of
)