SIMPLE ADOPTION DEED

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION is made this……………..day of…………….200………

between AB S/o aged…………….and resident of..................... (hereinafter referred
to as the First Party) and CD S/o...........................aged…………….and resident
of……………. (hereinafter referred to as the Second Party).

WHEREAS
 
(i) The first party has no daughter and was desirous of adopting a daughter;
 
(ii) The second party has four daughters and the first party has approached the
second party for giving one of his daughters in adoption to him and the second party after
obtaining consent of his wife has agreed to give one daughter named
Kum .........................to the first party.
 
(iii) The physical act of giving and taking of the daughter was performed
on…………….along with the performance of religious ceremonies in the presence of
relatives and friends of both parties.

(iv) The parties desired to execute a Deed of Adoption, so as to have an authentic record
of the adoption having taken place.

NOW THIS DEED OF ADOPTION WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:

 
1. The second party has given in adoption his daughter named…………….aged
about……………. to the first party on at…………….and the first party has taken her in
adoption with the consent of his wife. The physical act of giving and taking of the
daughter was performed along with the religious ceremonies, in the presence of relatives
and friends of both the parties.
 
2. The said daughter…………….…………….has been transferred from the family of
second party to the family of first party from the date of adoption and became entitled to
all the rights and liabilities of a natural born daughter of the first party.
  
3. The second party will not make any claim hereinafter to the custody of the adopted
daughter and she shall hereinafter be known as the daughter of the first party.
  
4. The second party has not received any consideration for giving his daughter in
adoption to the first party and shall not lay any claim hereinafter against the first party for
giving his daughter in adoption.

5. The first party shall be responsible for the maintenance, education, marriage and other
expenses of the adopted daughter and he agrees to bear all expenses in accordance with
his status.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto signed this deed on the day and the year first
above written.
 
WITNESSES Signed and delivered by the within named AB
1.
2.
ADOPTION DEED FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MAJOR SON

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION is made this…………….day200……between X

S/o……………. aged…………….resident of.........................(hereinafter referred to as
the party of the first part), Y S/o…………….aged…………….resident of(hereinafter
referred to as the party of the second part) and, Z S/o.......
………..aged…………….resident of……………. (hereinafter referred to as the party of
the third part).

WHEREAS
 
(i) The party of the first part has no issue and was interested to take a son in adoption.
 
(ii) The party of the second part has three sons and on the request made by the party of
the first part has agreed to give give son in his son named…………….aged 18 years, the
party of the third part, in adoption to the party of the first part.
 
(iii) The custom applicable to the parties permits the adoption of a person who has
completed the age of fifteen years.
  
(iv) The parties of the first part and the second part have taken the consent of their wives
for giving and taking the party of the third part in adoption.
 
 (v) The parties of the first and second part have completed the physical act of giving and
taking of the boy in adoption on at…………….along with the performance of Datta
Homam and religious functions in the presence of their relatives and friends.
 
(f) The parties thought it necessary and expedient to execute a deed to record the
adoption having already taken place.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:

 
1. The party of the second part, has given his son ................... aged about…………….the
party of the third part, in adoption to the party of the first part, and the party of the first
part has taken the boy in adoption with the consent of his wife and the physical act of
giving and taking has been completed along with the Datta Homam and other religious
ceremonies on …………….at the residence of the second party in the presence of
relatives and friends of the parties.
 
2. The party of the third part has been transferred from the family of the party of the
second part to the family of the party of first part, from the date of adoption and he shall
have all the legal rights of an adopted son of the party of the first part.
  
3. The party of the second part has not received any consideration from the party of the
first part for giving the party of the third part in adoption. He agrees shall also not lay any
claim hereinafter against the party of the first part for giving the party of the third part in
adoption.
 
4. The party of the first part, shall be liable for the maintenance, education, marriage and
other expenses of the adopted son and he agrees to bring him in accordance with his
status.
  
5. The party of the third part being major, has given his consent to the adoption and has
joined in this deed as a party in token of giving his consent to adoption.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this deed on the date and the
year first above written.
 
WITNESSES Signed and delivered by the withinnamed X
1.
2. Signed and delivered by the withinnamed Y
Signed and delivered by the withinnamed Z
ADOPTION DEED BY A HINDU WIDOW

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION is made on the.........................day of......................at.......by

Smt. X widow of Late Shri Y, aged...................and resident of.........................

WHEREAS
 
(i) My husband Y died on.........................without leaving any son, son's son, or son's
son's son.
 
(ii) That my husband Y had given me authority to adopt a boy of to adopt my choice by a
deed dated the.........................; registered at No......................... dated with the office of
Sub-Registrar .........................
 
(iii) I have adopted Z son of......................... aged......................... resident
of......................... as my son and the father of said Z has given his son Z to me in
adoption.
 
(iv) The physical act of giving and taking in adoption of Z has been completed on at my
residence along with Datta Homam and other religious ceremonies in the presence of
relatives and friends.
 
Now I Smt. X hereby declare that I have adopted the said Z as my son and the said Z
shall have all the legal rights of adopted son of my husband's family and he will be vested
with all the rights in the property left by Y aforementioned. I have executed this deed of
adoption with my free consent.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE executed this deed of adoption on the day and the
year first above written in the presence of the witnesses.

WITNESSES

1. Executant

2.
AUTHORITY BY HUSBAND TO TAKE IN ADOPTION

I......................... S/o .........................resident of......................... hereby authorise my wife

Smt . .........................to adopt Shri………......son of............................after my death, and
in case the said boy dies before me, to adopt any other boy of my caste..........................

Executant
CONSENT BY WIFE TO ADOPT A SON

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I......................... W/o.................resident

of .........................hereby give my consent to the adoption of.........................
S/o......................... aged about.........................years by my husband......................... as our
son.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have signed this consent letter in the presence of witnesses.

WITNESSES

1. Sd/ .

2.
ADOPTION OF AN ORPHAN FROM AN ORPHANAGE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, X, son of Y, aged.............and resident

of .........................hereby declare as follows:
 
1. That I have two daughters and no living son or son's son or son's son's son.
 
2. That I have adopted A aged residing in......................... orphanage, as my son on
with the consent of my wife and the said A having been given to me in adoption by the
Superintendent of orphanage, with the previous permission of......................... court
dated......................... a copy of which is annexed hereto and marked as Annexure 1.
 
3.That the ceremony of giving and taking of A in adoption and other religious ceremonies
have been performed......................... on at my residence.
 
4. That the said A is aged......................... years and is unmarried and he shall be entitled
to all the legal rights of my adopted son and he shall be my son for all intents and
purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this deed on the day and year first above
written.

WITNESSES

1.

2. Sd/ …………...

I consent to the adoption of A as our son

Place:...................... ……….....................

Date: .............. Wife of X

CERTIFICATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ORPHANAGE

I hereby certify that Shri X, son of Y, resident of ....................... visited this...................

Orphanage on......................... and desired to adopt a male child from the orphanage, as
his son.
 
After looking at many children in the orphanage, Shri X selected A, the names of whose
parents are not known. The marks of identification on the body of the boy are as under
 
At the request of Shri X, I enquired from Shri A about his willingness to be adopted by
Shri X who has expressed his willingness to be adopted by Shn X I applied to
the................. court for................ permission of the said adoption and the.........................
court vide its order dated......................... permitted the adoption and appointed me as the
guardian of A for the purposes of giving the said A in adoption . I confirm that I have
given Shri A in adoption and Shri X has taken him in adoption on.........................
alongwith the Datta Homam and other religious ceremonies in the presence of relatives
and friends of Shri X
 
I am satisfied myself that the adoption will be in the interest and for the welfare of the A .
I also hereby certify that to my knowledge there is no other person who has ever claimed
to be the guardian or relative of the said Shri A.
 

Place:................. ..........................................

Date:…………… Superintendent Orphanage

DEED OF ADOPTION BY AN UNMARRIED HINDU WOMAN

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION made at Bombay on the......................... of......... by

Kum ............daughter of......................... (hereinafter referred to as Party No. 1 ) and

resident of....................... and Shri....................... S/o......................... resident

of......................... (hereinafter referred to as Party No. 2) witnesseth as follows:

1. That Party No. 1 has not married and she does not intend to marry in future.

2. That Party No. 1 has taken Shri ......................... S/o .........................aged

about....................... in adoption on......................... as her son.
 
3. That Party No. 2, after obtaining consent of his wife, has on the aforesaid date given
the said .........................his son, in adoption to Kum .........................and
Kum .........................has taken him in adoption on......................... at.........................
along with the religious ceremonies customary with the parties, in the presence of
relatives and friends of the parties.
 
4.That Shri.........................will have all the legal rights of an adopted son of Party
No.1 .................. from the date of adoption and Party No. 2 shall have no claim
hereinafter to the custody of the adopted son.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this deed on the day and the year first
above written.
 
WITNESSES Signed and delivered by the withinnamed Kum . .........

1.

2. Signed and delivered by the withinnamed Shri ...........

ADOPTION WITH A SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY OF
ADOPTING PARTY

THIS AGREEMENT made at Bombay this day of ............ 20...........between A

S/o..................... resident of......................... (hereinafter referred to as the Party No. 1) of
One Part and B S/o.........................resident of......................... (hereinafter referred to as
the Party No. 2) of the Other Part.
 
WHEREAS
 
1. The Party No. 2 has no son, son's son or son's son's son living and is desirous of
adopting a boy as his son.
 
 2. The Party No. 2 has approached the Party No. 1, who has three sons and two
daughters to give one of his sons in adoption to him and he has agreed to give his son C
(hereinafter referred to as the adopted child), in adoption upon the terms hereinafter
contained.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:

 
1. The Party No. 2 will adopt C, as his son and he will be responsible for the maintenance
and education of the adopted child and he will not lay any claim against the Party No. 1
for expenses incurred by him for the maintenance and education of the adopted son.
 
2. The Party No. 2 hereby agrees to settle his property hereinafter mentioned in the
Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as the said property), and until such settlement,
he shall hold the said property as trustee.
 
3. The said property shall be settled upon the following trusts: adopter's

(i) Upon trust to pay the income thereof to the Party No. 2 and his survivor or
survivors, during the minority of the adopted child.

(ii) If the parents of the adopted child or either of them or any other person or persons
claiming under them, interfere in the reasonable discretion of the Party No. 2 or
his survivor or survivors relating to the maintenance and education of the adopted
child or removes the adopted child from the custody of the Party No. 2 or his
survivor or survivors, then and in such case upon trust to pay and transfer the said
property to the Party No. 2 or his legal heirs or legal representatives absolutely.

(iii) If the adopted child remains in the custody of the Party No. 2 and the parents of
the adopted child or either of them or other person or persons claiming under
them do not interfere in the reasonable discretion of the Party No. 2 or his
survivor or survivors, then and in such case upon the adopted child attaining
majority, the said property shall be held upon the trust to pay the income
thereof to the adopted child during his life.
(iv) After the death of the adopted child, the property shall be held upon trusts for the
children of the adopted child and if the adopted child dies without leaving any
issue, for such purposes as the adopted child, Party No. 1and Party No. 2 by deed
jointly decide.
 
4. The Party No. 1 and his wife shall have access to the adopted child at all times.
  
IN WITNESS THEREOF the parties hereto have signed this agreement on the date and
year first above written.
 
WITNESSES Signed and delivered by the within named A, etc.

1.
2. Signed and delivered by the within named B, etc.
AGREEMENT TO ADOPT A SON BETWEEN A WIDOW, NATURAL
FATHER OF SON TO BE ADOPTED AND THE INTENDED SON TO
BE ADOPTED

THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE AT......................... the......................... day

of..................20 ..............between Smt. X widow of late Shri......................... (hereinafter
referred to as the first party) of the one part, Y S/o . resident of.........................
(hereinafter referred to as the Second Party) of the Second Part and Z
S/o . ......................... (hereinafter referred to as the third party) of the Third
Part.....................
 
WHEREAS late Shri......................... the husband of the First Party, died leaving without
any issue and was desirous to adopt a male child, but could not do so, due to
non-availability of a suitable child;
 
AND WHEREAS the husband of the first party by his will dated .........................
authorised Smt. X to adopt a son for him;
 
AND WHEREAS there is a custom in the community of the parties which permits
adoption of boy, who has completed the age of fifteen years;
 
AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of authority given by late......................... to
Smt ...................... the first party approached second party to give his son
named......................... the third party in adoption as her son and second party, with the
consent of his wife , has agreed to give the third party in adoption, upon the terms
hereinafter contained.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:

 
1.That the first party will adopt third party, from the second party in accordance with law.
 
2. That the third party shall have all the legal rights of a natural son.........................of
Smt. X, from the date of adoption except as mentioned hereinafter.
 
3. That there is a difference of age of more than 21 years between the first party and the
third party.
 
4. That during her lifetime, first party shall remain in possession of the property of her
husband and shall be responsible for the maintenance and education of the third party.
However, first party shall not alienate the said property during her lifetime.
 
5. That the third party will be entitled to the possession of the property after the death of
the first party.

6. That the ceremony of giving and taking in adoption of the third party will be
performed on........ at......................... A.M. at the residence of second party.

7. That the second party has not received and shall not receive any payment or other
reward in consideration of giving his son in adoption to the first party.
 
8. That the third party, having attained majority has consented to the proposed adoption
and has signed this agreement in token of his consent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, etc . ......................

ADOPTION BY A HINDU WITHOUT HIS WIFFS CONSENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I......................... S/o.

.................resident of hereby declare as follows:
 
WHEREAS I have no living son, son's son or son's son's son and I have no expectation of
having any issue due to my old age;

AND WHEREAS I am desirous to adopt a suitable boy as my son;

 
AND WHEREAS Shri......................... S/o .........................resident of ...................has a
son named aged about 2 years, who is suitable for me for adoption and the
said......................... has agreed to give his son named......................... in adoption to me;
 
AND WHEREAS Shri......................... has also taken the consent of his wife for giving
his son Shri......................... in adoption to me;
 
And whereas Shri......................... has given his son Shri......................... in adoption to me
and I have taken him in adoption on ..................at......................... ;
 
AND WHEREAS my wife has completely and finally renounced the world, her consent
is neither available nor required under law;
 
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES THAT I have adopted Shri....................as my son from
the date of adoption, and he shall be deemed to be my son for all purposes from the date
of adoption

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, etc . ....................

ADOPTION FROM A GUARDIAN OF A CHILD

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION is made at...................... the day.........................

of.............20... between A S/o .........................resident of (hereinafter referred to as the
first party) of the One Part, B S/o. ......................resident of .........................(hereinafter
referred to as the second party) of the Second Part;
 
WHEREAS the first party has no living son, son's son, son's son's son and was desirous
of adopting a boy and approached the second party, who has been appointed as
guardian of C S/o. D aged about 1 year, hereinafter referred to as adoptee, by the Court of
competent jurisdiction, to give C in adoption to him;
  
AND WHEREAS the second party, who is competent to give the adoptee in adoption, as
his parents are dead, has agreed to give the adoptee in adoption to the first party;
  
AND WHEREAS the second party has applied to the District Court at.........................
within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the adoptee resides, for giving him to the first
party in adoption;
  
AND WHEREAS the District Court......................... vide its order dated.........................
has permitted the second party to give the adoptee in adoption to A;
 
AND WHEREAS the second party, with the intent to transfer the adoptee from the
family of his birth to the family of first party has given him in adoption and the first
party, has taken him in adoption, with the consent of his wife;
 
AND WHEREAS the parties considered it necessary and expedient to execute a deed of
adoption to record the adoption having taken place.

NOW THIS DEED OF ADOPTION WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:

 
1. That on......................... the second party has given the adoptee in adoption to the first
party and the first party took the adoptee in adoption. The physical act of giving and
taking of the adoptee was completed on......................... at......................... with the Datta
Homam and other religious ceremonies in the presence of relatives and friends of the
parties.
 
2. From the date of adoption, the adoptee has been transferred to the family of first party
and became entitled to all the rights of his natural born son.
 
3. As a result of the adoption, the adoptee has become the member of coparcenary with
his adopted father and will be entitled to succeed to his ancestor's property by
survivorship; Provided however that if a legitimate son is born to the first party
subsequent to his adoption, the right of inheritance by succession of the adoptee will be
governed by the provisions of Hindu law. He shall also be entitled to inherit the
self-acquired property of his adopted father, if not disposed of by him.
 
4. The first party will be liable to maintain and educate the adoptee and he shall bring him
up according to his status in life.
 
5. The first party has not paid or shall not make any payment or other reward in
consideration of giving the adoptee in adoption to the second party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, etc . .......................

CONSENT OF NATURAL FATHER TO GIVE HIS SON IN
ADOPTION

I, A S/o .........................resident of......................... hereby declare that I am the natural

father of B, and with my free consent, have given B in adoption to C, son of D resident
of...................on .........................I further declare that from the date of the adoption, I will
have no concern with B and he has become the son of the said C.
 
I have also taken the consent of my wife Smt .........................to give my
son......................... in adoption to C.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, etc . ......................
DECLARATION BY GUARDIAN APPOINTED BY THE COURT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, X son of Y resident

of......................hereby declare that I being guardian appointed by the District
Court......................... of Z have given my ward........................... in adoption
to......................... after obtaining........................court's permission dated......................... I
further declare that ceremony of giving and taking of Z and other religious ceremonies
have been duly performed on at.......................Shri Z shall be the adopted son of from
the said date of adoption.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, etc . .........................