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Women's Rights
Sri Lanka
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Birth Registration
Specific Situations
Adoption
Does the law clearly state the process for amending birth registrations in adoption cases?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Laws should contain clear provisions for amending records, and dealing with adoptions or other changed circumstances. Who may request or apply for an amendment or modification of a record, should be specifed. Birth registration should be available to all residents of a country who adopt a child from abroad. This is particularly important in order to obtain identity credentials
Yes, under Adoption of Children Ordinance No. 24 of 1941, Section 10B speaks to "re-registration of birth of adopted child", providing for amendments to particulars of adopted child, change of name of parents to adopted parents and the application of Sections 27, 27A, 28, 52, 56 and 57 of BDRA to adoption cases.
Does the law clearly state the process for amending birth registrations in surrogacy cases?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
There are two general processes for surrogacy. 1) the original birth certificate has the names of the surrogate parents (no amendment required). 2) the birth is registered under the name of the gesttional mother, and then is amended through an adoption process to have the names of the surrogates.
