My grandson is 10 years old and his parents are divorced and remarried. Both have children from their new marriages. We, the grandparents, want to adopt him. His mother is willing to sign the adoption papers, but his father is not. Is it possible for my daughter to sign the adoption deed alone?

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Law Forum › Category: Child Custody › My grandson is 10 years old and his parents are divorced and remarried. Both have children from their new marriages. We, the grandparents, want to adopt him. His mother is willing to sign the adoption papers, but his father is not. Is it possible for my daughter to sign the adoption deed alone?

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Apni Law Staff asked 2 years ago

My grandson is 10 years old and his parents are divorced and remarried. Both have children from their new marriages. We, the grandparents, want to adopt him. His mother is willing to sign the adoption papers, but his father is not. Is it possible for my daughter to sign the adoption deed alone?

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Apni Law Staff answered 2 years ago

Under Indian law, a single parent can’t adopt a child unless certain conditions are met, like the other parent being deceased or deemed unfit. Since the father is alive and hasn’t relinquished his parental rights, your daughter cannot solely adopt her son.