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Hi there,
I' m aged 54 and my wife' s 52 are we eligible to adopt a child between 3 or 4 years old? RS replied. Nope according to CARA. (read below).

1.1.7 Criteria for Prospective Adoptive Parents:
Marital Status, Age and Financial Status with reasonable income to support the child and clear police record should be evident in the Home Study Report.
Prospective adoptive parents having composite age of 90 years and less and where neither parent has crossed 45 years can be considered for adoption of Indian children. These provisions may be suitably relaxed in exceptional cases for reasons clearly stated in the Home Study Report. However, in no case should the age of the prospective adoptive parent(s) exceed 55 years.
In case of Special Needs children with medical problems, the age limit of adoptive parent(s) may be relaxed by concerned State Government.
Single persons who have not crossed the age of 45 years and who fulfill the other criteria can also adopt.
The prospective parent(s) should have a regular source of income with a minimum average monthly income of at least Rs.3000/- per month. However, lower income will be considered taking into account other assets and support system i.e. own house etc.
All the criteria mentioned above for adoptive parents will also apply to single parents with the additional requirements given below:-


There appears to be ' room' for exceptions upto 55. Typically in India very few people adopt older kids (unfortunately) i.e 5-7 years old...this may be the way forward for you to convince CARA and the courts to give the exception. Go and see a good adoption lawyer and have a chat as to your chances.