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The legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s).

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Can a company adopt a child?

With apologies for the (only somewhat) click-bait title, in an answer to another question (see this answer) the statement Typically the only thing a legal entity that is not a natural person cannot do is sign a marriage contract. was made. Some…
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Can a man adopt his wife's children?

If a man marries a woman who has children from a previous relationship. If the biological father does not feature in the childrens lives can the man adopt his wife's children so his all the same rights and responsibilities like it would be if they…
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Adopted "Sisters" trying to get married

My partner and I, now 22, were adopted together when we were 12. The adoption agency believed we were very "sisterly" towards each other and encouraged our adoptive parents to accept both of us into their home. What they didn't know however was…
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Under English common law, do adopted children have the same inheritance rights as biological children?

In Iran, adopted children do not inherit from adoptive parents under the Civil Code (e.g., Article 861). I’m trying to understand how this compares with other systems, particularly English common law and Malaysian law (which involves both Islamic…
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What options does an individual have if they want to pursue legal action against their biological parents for abandonment?

Mary was abandoned by her biological parents when she was two months old. As an adult, she discovers that her adoptive parents are not her biological parents and wishes to take legal action against her real parents for abandonment. However, she…
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Can an adult sponsor a minor to enable emancipation without adopting them?

I've tried googling this, but I'm not sure how to phrase it in a way that would catch the right legal terms. As I understand it, in some states in the US, a minor (i.e. younger than 18) who is at least 16 years old, can petition the state for…
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"Other Names Used" on legal documents - Adopted Person

BACKGROUND: I recently (in my late middle age) found out that I was adopted by my adoptive father when I was five years old. So I've filled out every legal document using my adopted name, because I didn't know anything else. But that raised an…
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Is it perjury to report not being a parent if one has an adopted child?

A person is on the witness stand. He has an adopted child under 18 but no biological kids. He is asked if he is a parent. He says no. Did he commit perjury?
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What would be the legal status of Jean Valjean and Cosette in the present day?

In Victor Hugo's novel, Jean Valjean tells a dying mother that he will care for her daughter, Cosette. The mother gives him a letter authorizing him to care for Cosette. He goes to the inn where the daughter is being cared for, and pays off her…
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Does the father have the rights to keep the baby that the mother wants adopted?

So, I was watching an "E.R." episode, and they had this bit of dialog between a doctor who's pregnant and trying to have the child adopted when born; and adoption agency person (being "ER", the jurisdiction is obviously Chicago, IL) : AAP: ... and…
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Court order to obtain US death certificate

My father was born in England and adopted as a young child. He never knew who his real parents were. I have recently found out who his mother and father were using DNA tests. I have obtained his original birth certificate from the UK Records…
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Any legal challenges for a wife in same-sex couple to adopt a child?

Situation: a married same sex lesbian couple chooses to have a child, by using a sperm donor (this is USA, state is unknown for sure but let's say PA or NY). From what I understand, the standard advice for the spouse who is not the birth mother, is…
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Where to find a European or American law that says children have right to know who their biological parents are?

I have heard that there is a law somewhere in American or European legal systems that says children have a right to know who their biological parents are. Where can I find such a law and its details?
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Document stating a person's ability to be an adoptive parent in Ireland

the opinion of a competent authority of the State of nationality of your husband, on his living conditions and his ability to be an adoptive parent; the permission of a competent authority of the State concerned to allow the adopted child to enter…
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Adoption niece and uncle marriage

Im needing some advice for my sister who is dead set on trying to figure out a way to try to marry her fiancee who is her uncle. But my sister is 29 yrs old and she was adopted in tx at 17 and ive already told her its impossible to marry your uncle…
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