The organ that handles adoption registration is the civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level. According to different situations, the place for adoption registration is different: 1. If abandoned babies, children and orphans raised by social welfare institutions cannot be found, they shall register with the adoption registration authority where the social welfare institutions are located; 2, adoption can not find the biological parents of abandoned babies and children raised by non-social welfare institutions, in the abandoned babies and children found in the adoption registration authority for registration; 3. If the adoptive parents have special difficulties and are unable to support the children or orphans raised by the guardians, they shall register with the adoption registration authority at the place where the adoptive parents or guardians have their permanent residence (if the organization is the guardian, at the place where the organization is located); 4. If a stepfather or stepmother adopts a stepchild who is a blood relative of the same generation within three generations, it shall register with the adoption registration authority where the adoptive father or biological mother has a permanent residence. Measures for the Registration of Children Adopted by Citizens of China Article 2 Where a citizen of China adopts a child in China or terminates the adoption relationship by agreement, he shall register in accordance with the provisions of these Measures. The organ that handles adoption registration is the civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level. Article 3 If abandoned babies, children and orphans raised by social welfare institutions cannot be found, they shall register with the adoption registration authority where the social welfare institutions are located. If abandoned babies and children raised by non-social welfare institutions cannot be found, they shall register with the adoption registration authority in the place where the abandoned babies and children are found. If the adoptive parents have special difficulties and are unable to support the children or orphans raised by their guardians, they shall register with the adoption registration authority at the place where the adoptive parents or guardians have their permanent residence (where the guardian is organized, the place where the organization is located). If a child is adopted by a blood relative of the same generation within three generations, or if a stepfather or stepmother adopts a stepchild, registration shall be made with the adoption registration authority where the adoptive father or adoptive mother has a permanent residence.