The Republic Act 11642 also known as the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act was signed into law on January 6, 2022. It took effect on January 28, 2022. A Ceremonial Signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations was held on June 28, 2022 at Diamond Hotel, Manila.
The best interest of the child is the paramount consideration in the enactment of alternative child care, custody, and adoption policies.
The law states that no child shall be subject to administrative adoption unless the status of the child has been declared legally available for adoption except in cases of relative, adult adoption or step-parent adoption where such declaration is not required.
Independent placement cases or the entrustment of a child by the birth parents to a relative or another person without seeking intervention from the government, non-government organization or any social worker, will be covered by the provisions of the Act if the child is already in the custody of the custodian before the effectivity of the RA 11642.
The Act shall provide for and allow simpler and inexpensive domestic administrative adoption proceedings and shall streamline services for alternative child care.
Hence, the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) was created. They shall exercise all powers and functions relating to alternative child care including, declaring a child legally available for adoption for both domestic administrative adoption and intercountry adoption, foster care, kinship care, family-like care or residential care.
RA No. 11642 - The Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act Implementing Rules and Regulations
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