Section 146 Child’s Right Act Section 146 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Recognition of other adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. Where a person has been adopted under any law in force in any Part of Nigeria, or under the law of any other country other than Nigeria, the adoption…

Section 145 Child’s Right Act Section 145 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Licence to give child for inter‐State adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) Subject to this section, the Minister may grant a licence for a child to be transferred to a person, subject to such conditions and restrictions…

Section 144 Child’s Right Act Section 144 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Restriction on inter‐State adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) Except under a licence issued pursuant to section 145 of this Act, no person shall permit or cause or procure the care and possession of a child to…

Section 143 Child’s Right Act Section 143 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Prohibition of certain payments for adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) No adopter or any other person shall‐(a) except with the sanction of the Court, receive or agree to receive any payment or reward in consideration for…

Section 142 Child’s Right Act Section 142 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Establishment of the Adopted Children Register. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) The Chief Registrar shall establish and maintain a register to be called and known as the“Adopted Children Register” in which shall be made such entries as…

Section 141 Child’s Right Act Section 141 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Effect of adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) On an adoption order being made‐(a) all rights, duties, obligations and liabilities, including any other order under the personal law applicable to the parents of the child or any…

Section 140 Child’s Right Act Section 140 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Adoption where maintenance order is in force. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) A child may be adopted notwithstanding that a maintenance order is in force in respect of the child. (2) Where, at the time when an…

Section 139 Child’s Right Act Section 139 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Adoption when corrective order is in force. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) A child may be adopted notwithstanding that a corrective order is in force in respect of the child. (2) On the application for an adoption…

Section 138 Child’s Right Act Section 138 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Appeals. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. (1) An appeal shall lie to the Court at the High Court level from the Court at the Magisterial level in respect of decision on any application for an adoption order, other…

Section 136 Child’s Right Act Section 136 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Jurisdiction of the Court. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act. Subject to rules of the Court made under section 137 of this Act, the Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with an application for an adoption order.