Adopted Child
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
adopted child
An unmarried child under age 21, who was adopted while under the age of sixteen, and who has been in legal custody and lived with the adopting parent(s) for at least two years. These rules do not apply to orphans adopted by American Citizens. The adoption decree must give the child all the rights of a natural born child.
Source: Department of State. March 2007.
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