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The social worker shall establish that the child is legally available for adoption and the documents in
support thereof are valid and authentic, that the adopter has sincere intentions and that the adoption
shall inure to the best interests of the child.
In case the adopter is an alien, the home study report must show the legal capacity to adopt and that his
government allows the adoptee to enter his country as his adopted child in the absence of the
certification required under Section 7(b) of Republic Act No. 8552.
If after the conduct of the case studies, the social worker finds that there are grounds to deny the
petition, he shall make the proper recommendation to the court, furnishing a copy thereof to the
petitioner.