RELATIVE ADOPTION- Sub.

Category 2:
(Adoption of One’s Own Non-Marital Child )
BIRTH PARENT OF CHILD/ADOPTEE – Requirements STEPPARENT OF CHILD/ADOPTEE-requirements
1 SECPA PSA copies of Birth Certificate (original) SECPA PSA copies of Birth Certificate (original)
2 SECPA PSA copy of Marriage Certificate or SECPA PSA copy of Marriage Certificate or CENOMAR. If
CENOMAR. If annulled, Authenticated Divorce annulled, Authenticated Divorce Papers with copy of court
Papers with copy of court decision and Certificate of decision and Certificate of Finality by their consulate. If foreign
Finality by their consulate. If foreign applicant, applicant, Decree of Annulment, Decree of Nullity of Marriage,
Decree of Annulment, Decree of Nullity of Marriage, or Decree of Legal Separation or the PSA copy of the Certificate
or Decree of Legal Separation or the PSA copy of the of Marriage with annotation of the annulment of marriage,
Certificate of Marriage with annotation of the declaration of nullity of marriage or legal separation for Filipino
annulment of marriage, declaration of nullity of applicant
marriage or legal separation for Filipino applicant
3 Hand Written Consent of biological mother, if the Either NBI -1 year validity, Police Clearance or Court
petitioner is the biological father. Clearances -6 months validity
4 Recent 5R close-up and whole body pictures Medical Evaluation latest –validity 6 months
Not required if adoptee is already an adult
5 Hand Written consent of adopted, non-marital Psychological Evaluation-validity 2 years
children, 10 years old and above who is living with
the PAP and whom the PAP exercises parental
authority
6 Certificate of Attendance at Pre-Adoption Training 3 Letters of Character References and general reputation
from non-related couple or persons. If working, one from the
employer. If engage in business, one from business partner.
The other two from friends, officemates or neighbors
Relative Adoption Requirements (Adoptee) Recent 5R close-up and whole body pictures
1 SECPA PSA copy of Birth Certificate (original) Documents showing financial capacity such as Latest Income
Tax Return (ITR), Certificate of Employment (COE), Bank
Certification, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Fund
2 Health and Medical Profile (below 18 years old)- Hand Written consent of biological, adopted, non-marital
latest –validity 6 months children, 10 years old and above who is living with the PAPs
Not required when adoptee is already an adult and whom the PAPs exercises parental authority
3 Psychological Evaluation-validity 2 years for 5-17 Child Care Plan -3 couples or persons related to the PAPs who
years’ old will act as the child custodians in case of death and
Not required if adoptee is already an adult incapacitation of the PAPs
Not required if adoptee is already an adult
4 Recent 5R close-up and whole body pictures Certificate of Attendance at Pre-Adoption Training
5 SECPA PSA copy of Birth Certificate (original)
6 Hand Written Consent of the adoptee 10 years old
and above. The child’s biological parents for marital
child. If Non-marital, only the consent of the mother
7 SECPA PSA Death Certificate of the child’s
biological parents
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL FOREIGN NATIONAL APPLICANTS
1 Certificate of Residency in the Philippines for at least 5 years issued by the Bureau of Immigration or DFA
With travel records
Requirements of residency may be waived for the following:
1. A former Filipino citizen, habitually residing in the Philippines, who seeks to adopt a relative within fourth
civil degree of consanguinity and affinity.
2. One who seeks to adopt the marital child of the Filipino spouse;
3. One who is married to a Filipino citizen and seeks to adopt jointly with the spouse a relative within fourth
degree of consanguinity or affinity of the Filipino spouse
2 Police Clearance from police authorities where the foreign applicants has lived for more than 12 months any time in
the past 15 years.
3 Duly Authenticated Copy of the Adoption
Domestic law on Adoption or a Certification from the relevant central authority that the Order of Adoption issued by
NACC is Hague Complaint
4 Papers/documents relative to adoption and alternative child care executed abroad must be authenticated/
apostilled in the concerned embassies or consular offices of their countries of origin.