Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, "Adoption" results in:

Under s.2(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, adoption is the process through which the adopted child "is permanently separated from his biological parents" and becomes the lawful child of the adoptive parents. Guardianship, foster care and institutional care are temporary arrangements that do not sever the child's legal ties with the biological family.