Adopted child
Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000401
A child who has been legally taken into another family to be raised as their own, thereby acquiring all the legal rights and responsibilities of a biological child. This legal process severs the child's legal ties with their biological parents and establishes new ones with the adoptive parents. The adoption order is issued by a court.
| Identifier | MLC-T-LAW-000401 |
|---|---|
| Field | Law |
Record as JSON
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