Repealed. Republic Act No. 8552 was expressly repealed in its entirety by Republic Act No. 11642 (2022), whose Section 62 states that RA 8552 is repealed. Domestic adoption is no longer a court petition: RA 11642 created an administrative process under the National Authority for Child Care. The text below is reproduced as originally enacted, for reference only — do not follow the procedure it describes.
Text of the provision
Sec. 10. Hurried Decisions. – In all proceedings for adoption, the court shall require proof that the biological parent
(s) has been properly counseled to prevent him/her from making hurried decisions caused by strain or anxiety to give up the child, and to sustain that all measures to strengthen the family have been exhausted and that any prolonged stay of the child in his/her own home will be inimical to his/her welfare and interest.
Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, Republic Act No. 8552 (1998). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
In every adoption case the court must be shown proof that the biological parents were properly counselled, so that strain or anxiety does not push them into a hurried decision to give up the child. The court must also be satisfied that all measures to strengthen the family have been exhausted and that keeping the child longer at home would harm his or her welfare.
Related provisions
- Section 9 — Whose Consent Is Necessary.
- Section 11 — Case Study Requirement.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.