Child and Juvenile Welfare and Rights Protection Act Article 16
When parents or guardians are unable to fulfill their parental obligations towards their child or juvenile due to certain reasons and intend to place them for adoption, they shall entrust an adoption matching service agency to find a suitable prospective adopter. However, the following adoption circumstances are not subject to this restriction:1. Collateral relatives within the sixth degree of kinship and collateral relatives by marriage within the fifth degree of kinship, with appropriate generation.2. One spouse adopting the child of the other spouse.After receiving the entrustment mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the adoption matching service agency shall first conduct a visit and investigation to assess the necessity of adoption and prepare an assessment report; if adoption is deemed necessary, they shall immediately proceed with the assessment of prospective adopters and provide appropriate counseling and assistance and other related adoption services; if adoption is deemed unsuitable, they shall immediately provide or refer relevant welfare services.The adoption mentioned in Paragraph 1 shall, in principle, prioritize adoption by domestic prospective adopters.
中文原文 兒童及少年福利與權益保障法第16條
父母或監護人因故無法對其兒童及少年盡扶養義務而擬予出養時，應委託收出養媒合服務者代覓適當之收養人。
但下列情形之出養，不在此限：
一、旁系血親在六親等以內及旁系姻親在五親等以內，輩分相當。
二、夫妻之一方收養他方子女。
前項收出養媒合服務者於接受委託後，應先為出養必要性之訪視調查，並作成評估報告；評估有出養必要者，應即進行收養人之評估，並提供適當之輔導及協助等收出養服務相關措施；經評估不宜出養者，應即提供或轉介相關福利服務。
第一項出養，以國內收養人優先收養為原則。
但下列情形之出養，不在此限：
一、旁系血親在六親等以內及旁系姻親在五親等以內，輩分相當。
二、夫妻之一方收養他方子女。
前項收出養媒合服務者於接受委託後，應先為出養必要性之訪視調查，並作成評估報告；評估有出養必要者，應即進行收養人之評估，並提供適當之輔導及協助等收出養服務相關措施；經評估不宜出養者，應即提供或轉介相關福利服務。
第一項出養，以國內收養人優先收養為原則。