ADOPTEE GIVEN BY TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN
THIS DEED of adoption made on this _______________ day of
______________ between Mr._________ ,s/o ____________________,r/o
________________ (hereinafter called "the adoptive father") of one part AND
Sh. __________________s/o______________________r/o ___________________,
(hereinafter called "the Guardian") of the other part.
Whereas
1. The Adoptive Father has no son or son’s son or son’s son’s son living
at this time.and the Adoptive Father was desirous of adopting a son and
with that view had selected _______ (Name of child to be adoptive). Aged
________, son of the late. _________ , residing at. _________ , for adoption.
2. The Natural Father of the said minor E.G. had by his will dated
______.appointed the________(Name of the Guardian). to be the guardian
of the minor.
3. The Natural Father and the Natural Mother of the said minor child are
dead and the said Guardian is now the testamentary guardian of the
minor child.
4. The Adoptive Father has approached the said Guardian who has
consented to give his ward _______(Name of Child). in adoption to the
Adoptive Father;
5. Smt ________ , wife of the Adoptive Father, had given her consent to
the Adoptive Father for taking the said child in adoption.
6. The said Guardian had applied to the District Judge ________ for
permission to give the said Child. in adoption to the Adoptive Father and
the District Judge has by his Order dated.________ granted the
permission.
7. The ceremony of giving and taking in adoption has been duly
performed along with other religious ceremonies customary with the
parties on the day of ____________.
8. The parties considered it expedient and necessary that a proper deed
of adoption be executed as an authentic record of adoption.
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSESETH AS FOLLOWS:
1. Declaration of Adoption The parties hereto do hereby declare that the
adoptive father has duly adopted the said child as his son from the day
of _________ i.e. the day on which ceremony of giving and taking in
adoption has been duly performed along with other religious ceremonies
customary with the parties.
2. Legal rights and liabilities of adopted son The said son has been
transferred to the family of adoptive father and shall have, from the date
of adoption, all the legal rights and liabilities of an adopted son.
3. Maintenance, etc. of adopted son
The adoptive father shall be liable for the maintenance, education and
other expenses of the adopted son and shall bear all such expenses in
accordance with his status.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto have signed this deed this
______________day of _________.
WITNESS: 1. _____________________
THE ADOPTIVE FATHER 2. ____________________
THE GAURDIAN