3. Is it possible to choose the child to be adopted?
Adoption in the Philippines does not allow applicants to choose a child they want to adopt; they can only indicate the sex and age of their preference.
Basically, anyone who’s younger than 18 years old may be adopted so long as the law deems him or her available for adoption. In some cases, the age requirement may not be required, like the adoptee being consistently treated as the applicant’s child even before the application.
A panel of experts will select a child based on who they think will match the applicant best. Likewise, they assure first that the applicant has the child’s best interests in mind.
4. What’s the process for adoption?
Adoption in the Philippines only has two phases; however, there are many steps or processes within each phase.
Administrative Phase
The administrative phase mainly involves:
- An adoption forum or seminar
- The application to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
- A Home Study Report
- Matching a child with the prospective adoptive parent.
- Pre-adoption Placement Authority, where prospective adoptive parents could have the child in their home for at least six months under the supervision of DSWD.
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