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Inter-Country Adoption in the Philippines by Honorio Bartholomew Chan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document outlines the procedures for inter-country adoption according to Philippine law RA 8043. It states that a child under 15 years of age committed to DSWD may be adopted. The petition can be filed in family court with jurisdiction over the child or with the Inter-Country Adoption Board through an agency. After filing, the court or board will match the applicant and child, and the adoptive parents must retrieve the child. A 6-month trial custody period then takes place supervised by the foreign agen
- Author
- Honorio Bartholomew Chan
- Language
- EN