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adoptive

adoptive 1 a : having adopted [an parent] b : having been adopted [an child] 2 : made or

adoption

adoption Legal process pursuant to state statute in which a child's legal rights and duties toward his natural parents

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Adoptive Act of Parliament

Adoptive Act of Parliament, an Act which comes into operation within a limited area upon being adopted, in manner

adopted child

adopted child An unmarried child under age 21, who was adopted while under the age of sixteen, and who

Affect any adoption

Affect any adoption, The expression 'affect any adoption' necessarily means affect an adoption as to its 'validity and effect', Daniraiji Vrajlalji,

Adoption agency

Adoption agency, A local authority or approved adoption society is known as adoption agency. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol.

Adoption society

Adoption society, means a body of persons whose functions consist of or include the making of arrangements for the

adoption by estoppel

adoption by estoppel :equitable adoption

adoption credit

adoption credit A nonrefundable credit for qualified adoption expenses.

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