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Mandatory Registration Now Required to Adopt a Child Within Family in Himachal Pradesh

Mandatory Registration Now Required to Adopt a Child Within Family in Himachal Pradesh

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July 17, 2026

Himachal Pradesh has made it mandatory to register with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) for adopting a child within the family or by step-parents. The Shimla district administration confirmed that adoption certificates will now be issued by the District Magistrate only after the legal process is completed.