ADOPTION WITHOUT TEARS: APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN NIGERIA AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS

IF 0.5 4区 社会学 Q3 LAW American Journal of Law & Medicine Pub Date : 2021-12-23 DOI:10.47672/ajl.882
J. A. M. Agbonika, Josephine A. A. Agbonika
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The successes of most African marriages are largely predicated on child bearing. The discovery of childlessness in marriage often comes with psychological and physical torture, sometimes resulting in self-blame and seeking possible options, one of which is adoption. Adoption is a unique mode of establishing a family relationship between a person and a child of a known or unknown parentage with a view to making such a child legally that of the adopting parent. Adoption allows persons to legally assume the role of parenthood over a child that is not biologically borne by them. The reason for which a person may wish to adopt could range from infertility to need to get a particular sex or provide companionship for an only child, to stabilize a childless marriage, or to provide care for children who have been abandoned or rejected, or to ‘replace’ a dead child. Adoption is not just about picking any child of one’s choice and claiming of ownership. This paper focuses on an appraisal of the necessary procedures to comply with when adopting a child, whether to reside within or outside Nigerian jurisdiction. The doctrinal method of research such as textbooks, journal articles, case laws, internet materials etc. were used to carry out this research. Findings revealed that there are lots of legal gymnastics or hurdles involved which may be difficult to successfully navigate without professional help including the challenge of taking the child outside Nigeria. Therefore, it is recommended that there should be established legal frameworks that promote comprehensive child adoption laws that harmonize internal and international instruments, to back implementation of these laws with needed enforcement procedure.  
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无泪收养:对尼日利亚和其他司法管辖区法律要求的评估
大多数非洲婚姻的成功很大程度上是建立在生育的基础上的。发现婚姻中没有孩子往往会带来心理和身体上的折磨,有时会导致自责,并寻求可能的选择,其中之一就是收养。收养是一种独特的方式,在一个人与一个父母身份已知或未知的孩子之间建立家庭关系,目的是使这个孩子合法地成为收养父母的孩子。收养允许人们在法律上对非亲生子女承担父母的角色。一个人可能希望收养的原因可能包括不孕不育,需要获得特定的性别或为独生子女提供陪伴,稳定无子女的婚姻,或为被遗弃或被拒绝的儿童提供照顾,或“取代”死去的孩子。收养不只是挑选自己喜欢的孩子并声称拥有所有权。本文的重点是评估必要的程序,以遵守当收养一个孩子,是否居住在尼日利亚管辖范围内或外。本研究采用教科书、期刊文章、判例法、网络资料等理论研究方法。调查结果显示,如果没有专业帮助,可能很难成功解决很多法律问题或障碍,包括将孩子带出尼日利亚的挑战。因此,建议应建立法律框架,促进协调国内和国际文书的全面儿童收养法,以必要的执行程序支持这些法律的执行。
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