Article 1 This Law is enacted to protect the lawful adoptive relationship and to safeguard the rights of parties involved in the adoptive relationship.
        Article 2 Adoption shall be in the interest of the upbringing and growth of adopted minors, with the lawful rights and interests of both adoptees and adopters safeguarded, in adherence to the principles of equality and voluntariness, and not in contravention of social morality.
        Article 3 Adoption shall not contravene laws and regulations on family planning.

Chapter II Establishment of an Adoptive Relationship

        Article 4 Minors under the age of 14, as enumerated below, may be adopted:
        (1) orphans bereaved of parents;
        (2) abandoned infants or children whose parents cannot be ascertained or found; or
        (3) children whose parents are unable to rear them due to unusual difficulties.
        Article 5 The following citizens or institutions shall be entitled to place out