Section 17Sec./Art. 17

Conditions. A foster parent may adopt his foster child subject to the following conditions:

(a) The foster parent must have all the qualifications as provided for by Republic Act No. 8552, otherwise known as the Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 or Republic Act No. 8043, otherwise known as the Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995, as the case may be;

(b) The trial custody, as required in adoption, may be waived: Provided, That a harmonious relationship exists between the child and his foster parent and family members; and

(c) The procedures for adoption, for purposes of this Act, shall be governed by Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 or Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995, as the case may be.

ARTICLE VII

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS