It is an act with strict requirements and responsibilities that aims to provide a stable living environment and growth opportunities for children in need of care and family. According to the relevant laws and regulations, a series of conditions need to be met to ensure the legality of the adoption process and the healthy growth of the adoptee.
First, the adopter must meet a certain age requirement. In general, adopters are required to be at least 30 years old to ensure maturity and responsibility. However, for special cases, such as the adoption of a female by a man without a spouse or the adoption of a child of a collateral blood relative within three generations, the age difference may be adjusted, but the general requirement is that the difference is more than 40 years old. At the same time, in the case of the adoption of a child by a spouse, the husband and wife need to participate in the adoption process together.
Secondly, the adopter must have full capacity for civil conduct and a healthy psychological state, and be able to carry out civil activities independently. This means that the adopter should be free of mental illness or other medical conditions that are medically inappropriate to adopt a child in order to ensure that the adoptee is able to raise and care for the adoptee in good health.
In addition to this, the adopter needs to have the capacity to raise, educate, and protect the adoptee, including financial capacity and emotional support. This means that the adopter needs to have a stable financial income, be able to cover the adoptee's living expenses, and provide good living conditions and educational resources. In addition, the adopter must also have good ideological and moral character, and have no criminal record that is not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee.
For the age limit of the adoptee, the general requirement is that of a minor, i.e. under 16 years of age. This is to ensure that the adopted child is at an age-appropriate for growth and can be adequately cared for and cared for in the new family environment.
In addition, according to the provisions of the Civil Code, an adopter without children can adopt two children, and an adopter with children can only adopt one child. However, the adoption of a child of a collateral blood relative of the same generation within three generations may be exempt from the restriction that the adopter has no children and adopts one.
In summary, a series of conditions need to be met, including but not limited to age requirements, health status, financial ability, moral character, etc. These conditions are designed to ensure the legality of the adoption process and the healthy development of the adoptee, providing a warm and stable family environment for the children.