Section 25Sec./Art. 25

Case Study. No Petition for Adoption shall be processed by the NACC or its RACCs unless an adoption social worker of the NACC, the social service office of the LGU, or any child-placing or child-caring agency, has made a case study of the adoptee, the biological parents as well as the adopters, and has submitted the report and recommendations on the matter to the respective RACCO as among the supporting documents of the petition, and the NACC for the issuance of the Certificate of Adoption.

At the time of preparation of the prospective adoptive childs case study, the concerned adoption social worker shall confirm with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) the real identity and registered name of the prospective adoptee. If the birth of a prospective adoptee was not registered with the PSA, it shall be the responsibility of the said social worker to ensure that said prospective adoptee is registered.

The case study on the prospective adoptive child shall establish that said child is legally available for adoption and that the documents to support this fact are valid and authentic.

Further, the case study of the prospective adopters shall ascertain their genuine intentions and that the adoption is in the best interest of the child. If the adoption social worker determines that the adoption shall redound to the best interests of the child, a recommendation shall be made to the RACCO or the NACC for the petition to be granted; otherwise, a denial thereof shall be recommended. Upon discovery of new information that would warrant denial of the petition to protect the best interest of the child, the said social worker is duty bound to report the same to the RACCO or the NACC.

The case studies and other relevant documents and records pertaining to the adoptee and the adoption shall be preserved with confidentiality by the NACC.