Domestic Administrative

Adoption and Alternative

Child Care
CONCEPCION E. SOLERA
SWO II
REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE OFFICE
The Domestic Administrative Adoption and
Alternative Child Care Act is the law creating
the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) in
pursuit of simpler and inexpensive domestic
administrative adoptions and streamlined
services for alternative child care.
Republic Act 11642
Signed: January 6, 2022
Effectivity: January 28, 2022
 An Act Strengthening Alternative
Child Care by Providing for an
Administrative Process of Domestic
Adoption, Reorganizing for the
Purpose the Inter-country Adoption
Board (ICAB) into the National
Authority for Child Care (NACC),
Amending for the purpose RA
8043, RA 11222, RA 10165,
Repealing Act No. 8552 and RA
9523 and Appropriating Funds
Therefor
 SALIENT POINTS:
1. Transfer of Adoption proceedings from judicial to administrative &
reorganize the ICAB to NACC to implement the Domestic
Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care programs.

2. Adoption Telling is expressly stipulated in the law. This is premised on

the idea that the earlier adoption telling is done, the better its impact to
the child.

3. It is mandatory for social workers to conduct adoption-themed activities

to adopted children. Adoption telling is mandatory before the adoptee
reaches the age of 13 years old, to be disclosed by the parents
(adoptive parents).
 SALIENT POINTS:
4. Inclusion of social media as means in locating the birthparents.

5. Process of Matching is expressly stipulated in the bill.

6. Database on Adoption will be maintained by the NACC to have a

general statistics of domestic adoption in the country.

7. The legal relationship created by adoption is extended to the PAPs’

relatives (PAPs’ parents, legitimate siblings and legitimate descendants)

8. Foreign Nationals who are permanent or habitual residents of the

Philippines for at least five (5) years may adopt.
 SALIENT POINTS:
9. Requirement for Foundling children to be registered/issued with a Birth
Certificate of Persons with Unknown Parents prior to issuance of
CDCLAA.

10. For cases of Independent Placement (IP), the law covers only those
independently placed children before the effectivity of the Act

11. Mandatory appearance of PAPs before the RACCO during the

application period and on a specific date to be required by the office.

12. Designation of the 2nd week of June as Adoption and Alternative Child
Care Week
NATIONAL AUTHORITY
FOR CHILD CARE (NACC)
ONE-STOP QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCY ON
ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE, ATTACHED TO
DSWD
All duties, functions, and responsibilities of the ICAB,
the DSWD, and other government agencies relating to
alternative child care and adoption will be transferred
to NACC within 3 years.
 Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU)
as Regional Alternative Child Care Office
(RACCO)

• Refers to the Adoption Resource and Referral Unit

(ARRU)
 Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU)
as Regional Alternative Child Care Office
(RACCO)

During the transition period, a portion of the ARRU of the Field

Offices will act as RACCO who will perform the duties and responsibilities
stated in the Section 56 of the Act.
Those who will be retained at the ARRU will implement the remaining
program and services (CDCLAA, Foster Care & RA 11222) on alternative child
care under DSWD.

”
 Adoption

Refers to the socio-legal process of providing permanent family

to a child whose parents had voluntarily or involuntarily given up
their rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, making the
child a legitimate child of adoptive parents: Provided, That adult
adoption shall also be covered by the benefits of the Act.
In the interest of clarity, adoption shall cease to be part of
alternative child care and becomes parental care as soon as the
process is completed.

Republic Act 11642“ Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act”
 CERTIFICATION DECLARING
A CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
• Abandoned, including
foundling
• Surrendered

• Neglected
Requirements

1. Social Case Study Report

2. Certification / Proof that all efforts have been made to

find biological parents
⮚ Aired on radio or television thrice
⮚ Published in local newspaper under general circulation
(except for relative adoption)
⮚ Police / Barangay Tracing Report
⮚ Returned registered mail to the last known address
(involuntary commitment) or DVC (voluntary commitment)

3. Birth Certificate

4. Recent Photo and Upon Admission Photo

 PAPS
Petition duly withdrawn by the PAPs or dismissed by the court
File the Petition at RACCO
for the purpose of the Act.

RACCO
Request submission of updated Social Case Study Report of
Provide Notice of Receipt to the PAP/s
the child/adoptee/PAP/s from an Adoption Social Worker

RACCO
The Petition with complete documents shall be transmitted to
Review and Examine the Petition (15 day)
the NACC (5 days upon receipt by the RACC Officer)
 NACC Social Worker
Review and Examine the Petition Prepare the Order of Adoption or Denial and forward to NACC Executive Director
Consult the Child Placement Committee (if necessary) (15 working days)

NACC Executive Director

Sign and Issue the Order of Adoption or Denial
Endorsed the Order of Adoption or Denial to DSWD Secretary
(15 working days)

Adopter/PAPs
Submit a certified true copy of the Order of Adoption and Certificate of Finality to
LCR (30 calendar days from receipt of Order of Adoption)

Adoption Social Worker

Conduct Post Adoption Supervisory Report to the RACCO until such time the
amended birth certificate is issued
 Requirements

★ Notarized petition for adoption

★ HSR and CSR or SCSR
★ Birth Certificate of PAPs and Child in SECPA copy
★ Marriage certificate or CENOMAR in SECPA copy
(if applicable, Divorce Decree, Declaration of Nullity or Legal Separation Documents)
★ NBI or Police Clearance. If foreign national, clearance from the police authorities where
he/she has lived for more than 12 months any time in the past 15 years.
★ Death Certificate of the child’s biological parents
★ Original CDCLAA, if applicable
★ Medical Evaluation PAPs (prepared within 6 months)
★ Health and Medical Profile of the child (prepared within 6 months)
★ Psychological evaluation of the PAPs and child (for child 5 years old and above)
★ Child Care Plan with a list of at least three (3) temporary custodians of the child
★ Letters attesting the character from at least three (3) non-related character references
★ Recent 5R close up and whole body photos of PAPs and child taken at least 6 months
★ Documents showing the financial capacity
★ Attendance at Pre-Adoption training, undertaking to complete pre-adoption training
★ Certificate of Matching when applciable
 Requirements

★ Written Consent from the appropriate person/s as enumerated under Section 23 of the
law;

 The adoptee, if ten (10) years of age or over;

 The biological parents of the child, if known, or the legal guardian, or the proper
government instrumentality which has the legal custody of the child, except in the
case of a Filipino of legal age if, prior to the adoption, said person has been
consistently considered and treated as their own child by the adopters for at least
three (3) years;
 The legitimate and adopted children, ten (10) years of age or over, of the
adopters, if any;
 The illegitimate children, ten (10) years of age or over, of the adopter if
living with the said adopter or over whom the adopter exercises
parental authority and the latter’s spouse, if any; and
 The spouse, if any, of the person adopting or to be adopted.
 PAPS
File Petition for Administrative Adoption with the RACCO

RACCO Social Worker

Request the PAPs to publish the Petition for Request the Adoption Social Worker an updated
Acknowledge, Review and Examine the Petition Adoption once a week for (3) three consecutive Social Case Study Report/ Home Study Report
weeks in a newspaper general circulation and Child Study Report

PAPs
Publish the Petition in Newspaper Publication Submit a Certificate of Publication to RACCO
 RACCO Social Worker
Conduct Personal Interviews with the Handling Social Worker Request additional Documents maybe necessary to prove the
and the PAPs facts alleged in the Petition

RACCO Social Worker

For cases of Relative, step parent and the like, RACCO Social
Schedule for Appearance at RCPC
Worker shall conduct personal interview with the child

RACCO
The Petition with complete documents shall be transmitted to
Endorsed the Petition to RACC Officer
the NACC (5 days upon receipt by the RACC Officer)
 NACC Social Worker
Review and Examine the Petition Prepare the Order of Adoption or Denial and forward to NACC Executive Director
Consult the Child Placement Committee (if necessary) (15 working days)

NACC Executive Director

Sign and Issue the Order of Adoption or Denial
Endorsed the Order of Adoption or Denial to DSWD Secretary
(15 working days)

Adopter/PAPs
Submit a certified true copy of the Order of Adoption and Certificate of Finality to
LCR (30 calendar days from receipt of Order of Adoption)

Adoption Social Worker

Conduct Post Adoption Supervisory Report to the RACCO until such time the
amended birth certificate is issued
Inter-Country
Adoption
States/Parties
Signatories of
the Hague
Convention

RECEIVER

SENDER
 PAPS
Prospective Adoptive Parents
POST PLACEMENT
ADOPTION
Central Visayas Adoptive Parents
Association (CVAPA)
 DSWD Program to be DSWD Programs to be
transferred immediately per transferred within the 3 year
Section 56 transition period.

Domestic Adoption Declaring a Child Legally

● Development of adoptive Available for Adoption
applicants
● Matching
● Administrative Adoption Foster Care

ICAB Program transitioned Rectification of Simulated Birth

to NACC Certificate

Inter-Country Adoption Family, Kinship, and Residential

Care