Section 137: Rules of the Court for adoption of a child

(1) The Chief Justice of Nigeria may make Rules of Court for regulating generally the practice and procedure of the Court in respect of the adoption of a child.
(2) The power to make rules conferred by subsection (1) of this section, shall, without prejudice to the generality of that subsection, include power to make provisions for-
(a) Application for the adoption orders being heard and determined otherwise than in open court;
(b) the admission of documentary evidence of any consent required under Section 132 of this Act; and
(c) requiring the child development officer to prepare for the consideration of the Court, on an application for an adoption order, a report, for the assistance of the Court in determining whether the order will be for the welfare and best interest of the child.