Mumbai’s first adoptive father
According to an article in The Times of India, 33 year old Sandeep Soparrkar has become the city’s first adoptive father. After a four year process of getting certified to adopt, the unmarried man is now father to a two and a half year old who had been found abandoned by city police.
According to Soparkar,
“I grew up in a family where there have been some adoptions and I thought it is a beautiful thing to do. So when I felt I was financially capable of looking after a child, I decided to go ahead,” he said. He wanted to adopt a girl child but learnt that Indian law does not allow a single male to adopt a girl.
“For single women, the age bar is 20, for a single man it is 30 before he can adopt. A woman can adopt both girls and boys. The scrutiny is not as detailed for a woman,” he said.
Soparkar noted that he had undergone rather intense scrutiny, including an AIDS test as the first male to approach the adoption agency.
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2 opinions for Mumbai’s first adoptive father
Dr.Sajith Chandran
Jan 24, 2008 at 11:56 am
Hi…
Tons of CONGRATULATIONS to Mr.Soparrkar…You can be proud of your action, as many won’t do this unless one have immense drive to father a child, lots of love in the heart and care towards the children. I feel extremely thankful towards the authorities for not being rude to him. Infact, I have been thinking for few years to adopt a child, but I need a girl child. I went through the informations and came to know that, the rules are against male…Anyways, now I plan to sponsor a girl child, for which the rules are in favour…If anyone read this, and had ever come across any point it law which allow to adopt a girl child by a male, please let me know through my mail ID.
Once again, wishing Mr.Soparrkar and the little prince a WONDERFUL life ahead…
Regards,
Dr.Sajith Chandran
Agrodut Chatterjee
Feb 19, 2008 at 8:42 am
hi, i m 27 years old male working as a line producer in an ad film agency.i m earning well and i can also take care of any child to whom i will adopt.pls tell me what are the chances and rules for such.thanks
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