Section 12 — Pre-adoption briefing

A pre-adoption briefing is a briefing conducted by an authorised adoption agency which informs the attendees —

(a)about the process of adoption in Singapore and the eligibility criteria for an adoption order;

(b)that the rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the parent or parents or guardian or guardians of a child vest in and become exercisable by and enforceable against the adoptive parent upon the making of an adoption order in respect of the child;

(c)about the parenting of a child who has been adopted, including understanding the unique needs of such a child; and

(d)about any other matters that the authorised adoption agency may include in the briefing relating to adoption in Singapore.