No. 19555
Promulgation Date 2023-07-18
Ministry of Health and Welfare
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Principle of Adoption)
Article 4 (Guarantee of Hearing Opinions of Children)
Article 5 (Principles of Non-Profit Management)
Article 6 (Responsibilities of the State)
Article 7 (Prioritization of Domestic Adoption)
Article 8 (Adoption Day)
Article 9 (Relationship to the Civil Act)
CHAPTER II FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES FOR PROMOTING DOMESTIC ADOPTION
Article 10 (Formulation and Implementation of Master Plans to Promote Domestic Adoption)
Article 11 (Formulation and Implementation of Action Plans to Promote Domestic Adoption)
Article 12 (Adoption Policy Committee)
CHAPTER III REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION
Article 13 (Decision on and Protection of Children to Be Adopted)
Article 14 (Guardian of Child to Be Adopted)
Article 15 (Expression of Intention of Adoption)
Article 16 (Consent to Adoption from Birth Parents)
Article 17 (Requirements for Consent to and Acceptance of Adoption)
Article 18 (Eligibility for Adoptive Parents)
Article 19 (Application for Adoption)
Article 20 (Matching)
Article 21 (Permission for Adoption by Family Court)
Article 22 (Decision of Temporary Rearing)
Article 23 (Revocation of Decision of Temporary Rearing)
Article 24 (Notification of Decision of Temporary Rearing)
Article 25 (Effect of Adoption)
Article 26 (Effectuation of Adoption)
Article 27 (Transfer of Children)
Article 28 (Revocation of Adoption)
Article 29 (Protective Measures)
Article 30 (Where A Party to Adoption Is Foreigner)
CHAPTER IV SUPPORT FOR ADOPTED CHILD
Article 31 (Post Adoption Services)
Article 32 (Payment of Child Benefits)
Article 33 (Disclosure of Information on Adoption)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 34 (Integrated Child Information System)
Article 35 (Request for Cooperation of Relevant Institutions)
Article 36 (Duty of Confidentiality)
Article 37 (Entrustment of Business Affairs)
Article 38 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Applying Penalty Provisions)
Article 39 (Subsidization of Expenses)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 40 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 41 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 42 (Administrative Fines)
ADDENDA <Act No. 19555, Jul. 18, 2023>