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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends Uniform Law On Adoption For All Religions, LGBTQ Community
A parliamentary panel has said there was a need to harmonise the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the Juvenile Justice Act to bring out a uniform and comprehensive legislation on adoption.
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French Court Extends Adoption Rights to Lesbians
France's highest court has ruled that married lesbians are allowed to adopt their partner's child born through in vitro fertilization or other medically assisted reproduction.
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Sick orphans 'biggest losers' in Russian anti-US adoption law
Sick or handicapped children will be the biggest losers in a Russian law banning adoption of Russian children by American families, adoption agencies have warned.
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Cabinet clears major changes in marriage, adoption laws
A Bill seeking to give a woman a share in her husband's property was approved by the Union Cabinet today. Apart from giving women the right to their husband's property, the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010, also aims at giving rights to adopted children on par with biological off-springs.
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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends Uniform Law On Adoption For All Religions, LGBTQ Community
A parliamentary panel has said there was a need to harmonise the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the Juvenile Justice Act to bring out a uniform and comprehensive legislation on adoption.
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French Court Extends Adoption Rights to Lesbians
France's highest court has ruled that married lesbians are allowed to adopt their partner's child born through in vitro fertilization or other medically assisted reproduction.
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Sick orphans 'biggest losers' in Russian anti-US adoption law
Sick or handicapped children will be the biggest losers in a Russian law banning adoption of Russian children by American families, adoption agencies have warned.
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Cabinet clears major changes in marriage, adoption laws
A Bill seeking to give a woman a share in her husband's property was approved by the Union Cabinet today. Apart from giving women the right to their husband's property, the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010, also aims at giving rights to adopted children on par with biological off-springs.
