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- Adoption
- A court procedure by which an adult becomes the legal parent of someone who is not the adult's biological child. An adoption decree creates a parent-child relationship recognized for all legal purposes -- including child support obligations, inheritance rights, and custody. An adult can also adopt another adult under certain circumstances.
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