If you can't raise a child you have had, the only lawful way out is civil affairs registration: giving the child to someone for money can be punished as child trafficking, and abandoning the child is the crime of abandonment
- High value
- Evidence A
- Keeps you free
- For: Child under 3, Child aged 3–18, Pregnant or trying
- Free
- Takes some hours
- No willpower
In plain words
If you can't raise the child, there is a way out, but only one lawful way: go to the civil affairs department (民政部门) to register an adoption, and the adoption relationship takes effect only from the day of registration. Privately giving a child to someone, especially for money, can turn from "placing for adoption" into the crime of trafficking children (拐卖儿童罪), which starts at 5 years or more. Abandoning a child or refusing to support one, in egregious cases, is the crime of abandonment (遗弃罪), with up to 5 years.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 9, tip 20. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer