What are the fines for discriminating between natural and adopted children in Vietnam?

In Vietnam, what are the fines for discriminating between natural and adopted children?

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 13 of the Law on Adoption in 2010 stipulating prohibited acts as follows:

1. Taking advantage of adoption for self-seeking purposes, exploiting the working capacity, sexually abusing, abducting or trafficking in children.

2. Forging papers for adoption settlement.

3. Discriminating between natural and adopted children.

4. Taking advantage of adoption to violate the population law.

5. Abusing the adoption by war invalids, persons with meritorious services to the revolution or ethnic minority persons to enjoy state incentives.

6. Grandparents adopting their grandchildren or siblings adopting one another.

7. Taking advantage of adoption to act against the law or fine national customs, practices, ethics or cultural traditions.

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 62 of the Decree 82/2020/NĐ-CP, which stipulates a fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 imposed to the following acts:

a) False declaration of adoption registration;

b) Discrimination between natural and adopted children;

c) Failure to report growth situation of adopted children in the country;

d) Making changes of documents issued by competent authorities with false information in order to obtain adoption registration.

As regulation above, discrimination between natural and adopted children shall be against the Law and fined from VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000.

In Vietnam, is it permissible to terminate adoption when there is discrimination between natural and adopted children?

Pursuant to Article 25 of the Law on Adoption in 2010 stipulating adoption shall be terminated in the following cases:

1. The adopted child has grown mature and the adoptive parents terminate the adoption at their own will;

2. The adopted child is convicted of any of the following crimes: intentionally infringing upon the lives, health, dignity and honor of the adoptive parents; maltreating and persecuting the adoptive parents and dissipating the adoptive parents' property;

3. The adoptive parents are convicted of intentionally infringing upon the lives, health, dignity and honor of the adopted child; or maltreating and persecuting the adopted child;

4. Violating the provisions of Article 13 of this Law.

As regulations above, the act of discriminating between natural and adopted children violates the provisions of Article 13 of this Law, so adoption shall be terminated in this case.

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