Adult Adoption: is Parental Consent Still Required?

By Lisa Gelman on August 1, 2018 in Adoption, adult adoption, Parental rights, Stepfamilies

In a recent Ontario case, the court considered the interesting question of whether parental consent for adoption is required for, and whether a parent is entitled to notice of, an application to adopt an adult. What Happened? The adult child, D, was born in October 1991. D had a mother and a stepfather. He had …

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