Adoption
REPUBLIC ACT 8552 The Domestic Adoption
Act of 1998
Republic Act No. 8552 otherwise known as the "Domestic Adoption Act of 1998” is an act establishing the rules and policies on domestic adoption of Filipino children. This act was passed by both house of Congress on February 13, 1998 and approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 13, 1998.
The Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 ensures that every Filipino child is provided with love, care, understanding and security toward the full development of his/her personality. Only when the care of the biological parents is unavailable or inappropriate or no suitable alternative parental care or adoption within the child’s extended family is available, may adoption by an unrelated person be considered. However, no direct placement of a child to a non-relative shall be countenanced. KAISAHANG BUHAY FOUNDATION, INC. (KBF) is a private, non-profit family and child welfare organization duly licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. It is committed to the principle that a child needs a loving permanent family. It is the only Non-Government Organization licensed and accredited by the DSWD to implement domestic adoption.
Adoption service consists of social work, legal and other professional services that are required in the adoption process. Children in need of adoptive homes are:
a. those whose parents have voluntarily relinquished their parental authority to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and b. those whose parent’s rights and authority have been terminated by the court due to abandonment or neglect.
WHO MAY ADOPT? a. A Filipino citizen who is at least 21 years of age and is at least 16 years older that the child to be adopted; in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights and in a position to support and care for his children legitimate or illegitimate, in keeping with the means of the
Act of 1998
Republic Act No. 8552 otherwise known as the "Domestic Adoption Act of 1998” is an act establishing the rules and policies on domestic adoption of Filipino children. This act was passed by both house of Congress on February 13, 1998 and approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 13, 1998.
The Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 ensures that every Filipino child is provided with love, care, understanding and security toward the full development of his/her personality. Only when the care of the biological parents is unavailable or inappropriate or no suitable alternative parental care or adoption within the child’s extended family is available, may adoption by an unrelated person be considered. However, no direct placement of a child to a non-relative shall be countenanced. KAISAHANG BUHAY FOUNDATION, INC. (KBF) is a private, non-profit family and child welfare organization duly licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. It is committed to the principle that a child needs a loving permanent family. It is the only Non-Government Organization licensed and accredited by the DSWD to implement domestic adoption.
Adoption service consists of social work, legal and other professional services that are required in the adoption process. Children in need of adoptive homes are:
a. those whose parents have voluntarily relinquished their parental authority to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and b. those whose parent’s rights and authority have been terminated by the court due to abandonment or neglect.
WHO MAY ADOPT? a. A Filipino citizen who is at least 21 years of age and is at least 16 years older that the child to be adopted; in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights and in a position to support and care for his children legitimate or illegitimate, in keeping with the means of the