Legality of unmarried single father

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      Parasdude359
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        March 29, 2025 at 7:30 am
        I am aware that a single man cannot adopt a female child, but what does the law say in the following hypothetical situation –

        An unmarried couple have sex and woman gets pregnant, both refuse to marry each other. but for whatever reasons woman doesn’t want to abort and she gives birth to a girl child, but doesn’t want to raise the child, man agrees to raise his daughter on his own.

        What does the law say in this situation ? Will the man be forced to give up his daughter for adoption or will he be allowed to raise his her ?

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        Happybear2986
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          March 29, 2025 at 8:41 am
          Its legally your kid whether married or not.

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              March 29, 2025 at 9:09 am
              >Its legally your kid whether married or not. But your name needs to be on Birth Certificate.

              Will the man be allowed to raise the girl child (his daughter) ? Would it be possible for you to state which acts would support this.

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                Alphaeagle3403
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                  March 29, 2025 at 11:58 am
                  Yes. Many such cases are there where the father is the sole guardian without being married to the mother.

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                March 29, 2025 at 9:43 am
                Both situation are different, you are comparing adoption to biological child case , apple and oranges.

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                  Parasdude359
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                    March 29, 2025 at 1:28 pm
                    Okay

                    But what does the law say in this situation ? Will the man be forced to give up his daughter for adoption or will he be allowed to raise his her ?

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                  Proninja2751
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                    March 30, 2025 at 9:39 am
                    From where do u get this fact that single man can’t adopt a female? I think a single male can adopt any gender provided there is some age difference.

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                      Subhashtiger265
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                        March 30, 2025 at 11:35 am
                        a simple google and government sites provide this info in bold. Its a well known fact. This is done to protect female child from potential abuse.

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                          Proninja2751
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                            March 30, 2025 at 2:01 pm
                            Check section 7 of Hindu adoption and maintenance act

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