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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
Upon an application made by any person wishing to be authorised to adopt a child in the prescribed manner, the Syar’ie Judge may, after being satisfied, make an adoption order authorising the applicant to adopt the child and keep the child in his custody.
An application for an adoption may be made in the prescribed form in the Schedule and sent to the Court. In certain cases, the Syar’ie
Judge may, if he is satisfied, dispense with any particulars in the application available in the prescribed form.
The Syar’ie Judge shall, before making an adoption order, be satisfied that the order, if made, is for the maslahah of the child.
In considering the maslahah of the child, the Syar’ie Judge shall have regard to —
the wishes of the parent, if any, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child; and
the wishes of the child, if he is in the age capable of expressing his own opinion.
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