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Adoptive parent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000404

An individual who has legally taken a child into their family to raise as their own, assuming all parental rights and responsibilities. This legal relationship is established through a court order, granting the adoptive parent the same legal standing as a biological parent. Adoptive parents provide care, support, and legal guardianship for the adopted child.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000404
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000404",
  "term": "Adoptive parent",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An individual who has legally taken a child into their family to raise as their own, assuming all parental rights and responsibilities. This legal relationship is established through a court order, granting the adoptive parent the same legal standing as a biological parent. Adoptive parents provide care, support, and legal guardianship for the adopted child.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/adoptive-parent/"
}

Record 173 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.