Adoption Deed Format India

THIS DEED OF ADOPTION made this …….day of………………..20__ BETWEEN ________________ son of
______________________ residing at _______________________________ hereinafter called the DONOR of the FIRST PART
and ____________________________ wife of ____________________ residing a _____________________ hereinafter called the
FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY of the SECOND PART and ___________________ son of _________________________
residing at _____________________________ hereinafter called the DONEE of the THIRD PART and ___________________
wife of ___________________ residing at __________________ hereinafter called the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY of
the FOURTH PART;

WHEREAS

A. The parties hereto are governed by the Mitakshara School of Hindu Law.

B. ______________, the minor daughter/son of the DONOR and the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY, has been
living with her maternal uncle the DONEE herein and the maternal Aunt the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY
herein since the age of ____ years and the DONEE and the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY have been
maintaining and looking after the said ____ as their own daughter/son and the said ________ has been treating
the DONEE and the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY as her/his own Father and Mother respectively.

C. The DONEE has no daughter/son or son’s daughter/son of his own and being desirous of taking the
said _____ in adoption with the consent of the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY approached the _____, his
___________ who has two daughters/sons namely ______________ and the said ____________, for the purpose of
giving his daughter/son __________ aged ____ years and _____ months born of his wife, the FIRST CONFIRMING
PARTY on the ________________, in adoption unto the DONEE and the DONOR with the consent of the of the
FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY agreed to the same.

D. The DONEE with the consent of his wife, the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY agreed to take the said
_____ in adoption and the DONOR with the consent of his wife, the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY agreed to
give their daughter/son, the said ________________ in adoption unto the said DONEE.

E. Pursuant to the said agreement and consent the said ____ was on the ___________________ given in
adoption by the DONOR with the consent of his wife, the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY unto the DONEE
aforesaid with the consent of the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY, the wife of the DONEE.

F. All the religious rites and ceremonies including that of __________ with regard to the said adoption
were duly performed at______________________ and physical acts of giving and taking the _______________ in
adoption with intent to transfer have also been duly performed on the said __________________ at the said place
in presence of the brotherhood of the DONEE’s family and since ___________________ the said _______ is known
as _____________.

G. Since the said date of adoption the ______________ ceased to be a Member of the family of the DONOR
and has become the Member of the family of the DONEE and has become entitled to be as heir of the Estate
of the DONEE and his wife the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY as if she was their own natural born
daughter/son and the DONEE and the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY have been treating the said ____________
as their own natural born daughter/son.

H. Since the said fact of adoption has not been recorded in writing it has been thought expedient to
record the same as hereunder:
NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSTH that the parties hereto have agreed to the following and they do
hereby declare as follows:

1. The DONOR has capacity to give and the said DONEE has capacity to take the said ____________ in
adoption.

2. It is also declared that the said ___________ has not been given in Adoption before to anybody else.

3. The adoptive Father i.e. the __________ is more than twenty one years older than the said adopted
______________.

4. It is recorded that on the ________________ the DONOR with the consent of his wife the FIRST
CONFIRMING PARTY hereto gave his daughter/son the said ___________ aged about ___ years and ____ months
having been born on _______________ in adoption unto the DONEE with the consent of the DONEE’s wife the
SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY herein.

5. It is also recorded that all the religious rites and ceremonies with regard to the said adoption
including that of _______________had been duly performed and observed in presence of the brotherhood of the
DONEE’s family and the said ____________ was physically given by the DONOR and taken by the DONEE in
adoption as aforesaid at the said place at _______________.

6. Since after the said adoption the said __________ has ceased to be a Member of the family of the DONOR
and the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY and has become a Member of the family of the DONEE and the SECOND
CONFIRMING PARTY and as such the said ___________ has become entitled to all rights and obligations as
their natural born daughter/son.

7. The Adopted Child/Son/Daughter by virtue of the said Adoption has become member of the
Coparcenary with his Adopted father and shall be entitled to inherit his self acquired property if indisposed
of and shall be entitled to succeed to his Joint Ancestor’s property by Survivorship except that if a legitimate
son/daughter is born subsequent to his adoption, the right of inheritance of succession of the adopted son
shall be regulated by Rule of the Hindu Law.

8. The Adopted Child/Son/Daughter by virtue of the said adoption shall not lay any claim hereinafter
against the DONOR and the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY for expenses incurred by him/her for the education
and/or maintenance of the said adopted Son/Daughter.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set and subscribed their respective hands and seals the day
month and year first above written.

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

by the DONOR abovenamed at _________ in

the presence of :

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

by the FIRST CONFIRMING PARTY at ___________

in the presence of :

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

by the DONEE abovenamed at ___________ in

the presence of :

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

by the SECOND CONFIRMING PARTY at _________

in the presence of :