Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

I would like to adopt someone over the age of 18, who has to give consent?


Asked on 1/25/12, 12:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Scalia Scalia & Seidel, LLC.

Adoption is the same legal process whether the individual is a child or an adult. The court issues a new birth certificate for the adopted individual and any existing legal relationships with biological or custodial parents are severed. The adopted adult can change his or her last name, also called a surname change, and all adoption records will be sealed.

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Answered on 1/25/12, 5:36 pm


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