CHAPTER VIII CHILD’S CAREGIVING AND ADOPTION First Section Child’s Caregiving Article 37 (1) Child’s caregiving is aimed for a child whose parents cannot guarantee the child’s growth and development decently, be it physical, mental, spiritual, or social aspects. (2) Child’s caregiving as meant in verse (1) is conducted by an institution which possesses such authority. (3) In regard of institutions as meant in verse (2) whose foundation is religion, the child under caregiving must have the same religion with the institution’s religion,which serves as its foundation. (4) In regard that a child’s caregiving is carried out by an institution whose foundation is not religion, then the conduct of the child’s caregiving must consider the religion embraced by the child. (5) Child’s caregiving by an institution can be conducted either inside or outside of social institutions. (6) Individuals who wish to participate can do so through institutions as meant in verse (3), verse (4), and verse (5). Article 38 (1) Child’s caregiving as meant in Article 37 is conducted without differentiating ethnics, religion, race, group, sex, culture and language, child’s legal status, child’s birth rank, and physical and/or mental conditions. (2) Child’s caregiving as meant in verse (1) is conducted through activities of guiding, caring, treating, and educating in a sustainable way, also by providing financial aids and/or other facilities, to guarantee optimum child’s growth and development in physical, mental and spiritual aspects, without affecting the religion embraced by a child. Second Section Child Adoption Article 39 (1) Child adoption can only be done for the best interest for a child and it is done based on local habit and tradition and stipulations of existing laws. (2) Child’s adoption as meant in verse (1), does not break the bloodline between an adopted child and his/her biological parents. (3) Candidates for foster parents must embrace the same religion as held by achild. (4) Child’s adoption by foreign citizens can only be done as the last resort. (5) In cases where a child’s origin is not known, the child’s religion is then suited with the religion embraced by the majority of people. Article 40 (1) Adoptive parents are obliged to inform their adopted child regarding his origins and biological parents. 10