#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU

CATEGORY OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ADOPT A CHILD IN NIGERIA

In Nigeria, persons who may apply to adopt children are:

(a) a married couple, where each of them has attained the age of 25 years and there is an order authorising them to adopt jointly;

(b) a married person if he has obtained consent of his spouse;

(c) a single person, if he has attained the age of 35 years, and the child to be adopted is of the same sex as the person adopting; etcetera

In every case, the adopter or adopters must be found suitable to adopt the child in question.

See Section 129 of the Child Right Act.

Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal advice.

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