Adoption of Children in Nigeria: Practice and Procedure

Ojochide Atojoko-movbude

Dec 2011 · AuthorHouse

About this ebook

THE PRACTICE OF ADOPTION IN NIGERIA IS QUITE NOVEL AS THERE IS A DEARTH OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ADOPTION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC . THE NEED TO WRITE THE BOOK AROSE OUT OF THE DESIRE TO MAKE SUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE THE DESIRE TO GIVE A NEEDY CHILD THE BALL OF HIS LIFE. IT DETAILS OUT THE PROCESS OF ADOPTION FROM START TO FINISH. A LOT OF RESEARCH WENT IN TO GIVE IT FLESH AND TO MAKE THE BOOK AND EASY READ FOR EVERYBODY. THE ISSUE OF ADOPTION HAS OVER TIME MOVED FROM PROVIDING A CHILDLESS PERSON WITH A CHILD FOR HIS CONVENIENCE TO CONSIDERING AS FOREMOST, THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. CHILDREN ARE THE NEXT GENERATION AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY THAN TO GIVE SUCH CHILD A HOME AND PROPER GUIDANCE FROM A WILLING AND READY PARENT. THE BOOK CONSISTS OF THIRTEEN WELL STRUCTURED CHAPTERS AND EIGHT APPENDICES. THE APPENDICES CONTAIN RELEVANT STATUES AND PRECEDENTS WHICH WILL BE VERY USEFUL TO READERS WHO ARE NOT LAWYERS. ITS SIMPLIFIED LANGUAGE MAKES IS IDEAL FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LAW STUDENTS WILL FIND USEFUL STUDY MATERIAL IN THE BOOK AND IT IS ALSO A NECESSARY HANDBOOK FOR A LAWYER SEEKING AN INDEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE ON ADOPTION. IT IS A VERY HADY BOOK FOR THE MAN OR WOMAN SEEKING HELP IN ADOPTING A CHILD. IT IS A BOOK THAT CUTS ACROSS BORDERS.

About the author

OJOCHIDE OKUNNU ATOJOKO- OMOVBUDE WAS BORN AT IDAH, KOGI STATE IN 1976. SHE HAD HER EDUCATION AT THE OCHAJA GIRLS SECONDARY OCHAJA, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UGWOLAWO KOGI STATE. SHE HOLDS A DEGREE IN LAW FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN,NIGERIA AND GRADUATED WITH LL.B HONS.THEREAFTER IN 2003 SHE PROCEEDED TO THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL AND WAS CALLED TO THE BAR IN OCTOBER 2004. SHE ALSO WROTE AND PASSED THE CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS EXAM AND HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINSTRATORS. SHE HAS ATTENDED CONFERENCES AND PRESENTED PAPERS IN NIGERIA AND ABROAD. SHE HAS WORKED WITH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL SECTORS INCLUDING THE EMBASSY OF BELGIUM WHERE SHE DEVELOPED THE INTEREST IN ADOPTION RELATED ISSUES. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS. THE TALENTED MULITLINGUIST IS IN ACTIVE LEGAL PRACTICE IN ABUJA NIGERIA. SHE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. HER HOBBIES ARE TRAVELLING AND READING.s