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Islamic Adoption of Children Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Adoption Orders
Islamic Adoption of Children Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Adoption Orders
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An adoption order or an interim order shall not be made unless —
the applicant;
the child to be adopted; and
the parent, if any, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child, attends before the Syar’ie Judge.
The Syar’ie Judge may dispense with the attendance of any applicant, child or parent, if any, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child if he is satisfied that —
an affirmation from the applicant in respect of the application has been obtained;
special circumstances exist which render it unnecessary or inexpedient for the child to attend before the Syar’ie Judge;
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the parent, if any, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child cannot be found or is unable to attend unless an affirmation in respect of the consent of the parent, if any, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child has been obtained; or
there are other reasons which the Syar’ie Judge may think reasonable.
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