Office Memorandum No. 2675/2025/WRD of the Water Resources Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 24th October, 2025 on the foster care of a child [C16-9C5]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 2675/2025/WRD
GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND
Water Resources Department, Government of Uttarakhand
Dehradun, dated the 24th October, 2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The foster care of a child by foster parents under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Water Resources Department, Government of Uttarakhand on the manner in which the foster care of a child by foster parents is to be regulated under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024.
2. The matter has been examined. Every foster parent carrying on the foster care of a child shall make an application in Form VII to the Family Court within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the foster care of a child is undertaken, and the Family Court shall dispose of it within forty-five days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Water Resources Department, Government of Uttarakhand.
(Secretary to Government)
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