Office Memorandum No. 3315/2020/LD of the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 9th February, 2020 on the foster care of a child [C1B-EFR]

As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 9 February 2020; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu [IN-TN]. Made by the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Cite: Office Memorandum No. 3315/2020/LD of the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 9th February, 2020 on the foster care of a child, Office Memorandum No. 3315/2020/LD, 9th February, 2020 [C1B-EFR]. Machine: C1B-EFR.

No. 3315/2020/LD

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 9th February, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The foster care of a child by foster parents under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu on the manner in which the foster care of a child by foster parents is to be regulated under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009.

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 Maintenance Tribunal within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of one thousand 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 Maintenance Tribunal 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 Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)

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