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INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
DEF

An adoption in which parents domiciled in one nation travel to a foreign country to adopt a child there, usually, in accordance with the laws of the child’s nation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

adoption internationale; adoption transnationale : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

Both the provinces and territories as well as the federal government play a role in intercountry adoption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
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