Is it permissible for single man to adopt children in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Adoption in 2014 stipulating conditions on adopting children in Vietnam as follows: 1. An adopting person must fully meet the following conditions: a/ Having full civil act capacity; b/ Being 20 years or more older than the adopted person; c/ Having health, financial and accommodation conditions for assuring the care for and nurture and education of the adopted child. d/ Having good ethical qualities. 2. The following persons may not adopt a child: a/ Having some of the parental rights over a minor child restricted: b/ Currently serving an administrative handling decision at an educational institution or medical treatment establishment; c/ Currently serving an imprisonment penalty: d/ Having a criminal record of commission of any of the crimes: intentionally infringing upon another's life, health, dignity and honor; maltreating or persecuting one's grandparents, parents, spouse, children, grandchildren or caretaker; enticing or compelling a minor to violate the law or harboring a minor violator; trafficking in. fraudulently swapping or appropriating children, which has not been remitted yet. 3. In case the step father or step mother adopts a step child or a natural aunt or uncle adopts a nephew or cousin. Points b and c of this Article will not apply. As regulations above, single men are allowed to adopt children as long as they meet all requirements above.