CAN A BIOLOGICAL CHILD GET MARRIED TO AN ADOPTED CHILD OF THE SAME OR ONE OF THE SAME PARENTS ?
The implication of an Adoption Order is that all legal ties with the biological family are severed and transfered to the adoptive family. The child therefore becomes a full member of the adoptive family, takes their surname and assumes the same rights and privileges as if he is a biological child of that family.
This includes the right of inheritance. The adopted child inherits on the intestacy of the adopter.
The implication of this new state of affairs is that a relationship of consanguinity is created between the adopter and the adopted child. Such a relationship is equally created between an adoptee and a natural child of the adopter.
As a consequence of the foregoing, Section 147 of the Child Rights Act prohibits marriage between an adopter and the adopted child. Similarly, marriage between the natural child of the adopter and the adopted child is prohibited and will be null and void, because the effect of adoption order is to create a blood relationship between them.
For consanguinity, it will not matter that only one of the spouses adopted the child. The adopted child will be in a consanguineous relationship with the other spouse. Such is the effect of combinative reading of the 1st Schedule to the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1970 (now Cap M7) and Section 147 of the Child Rights Act.
-by Jimmy ABIA, ESQ.
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They are siblings so they CAN'T.Unless they are from india
ReplyDeleteThey ain’t blood siblings
DeleteFormal adoption in court creates blood relationship under the law ...they become blood siblings upon the court order.
DeleteWith or without court order, they are siblings, morally, spiritually and legally.
DeleteIt will be morally wrong. I have adopted nephews and nieces and can’t imagine them marrying my own children. Suwah!!
ReplyDeleteI see a case of Bobbi Christina and Nick Gordon. The two were engaged, though they never legally married then Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive in the bathtub
ReplyDeleteAha
DeleteYes. , their case came to my mind, they actually are siblings, it isn’t just about blood .
DeleteWoody Allen, the famous American director married his long term girlfriend's adopted daughter. Not as bad but equally disgusting.
DeleteIt is wrong o. They are siblings for crying out loud
ReplyDeleteThe way the world is going now, we would have to ask if a person can marry someone his/her mother was a surrogate for. Surrogates just carry the pregnancy till they give birth, they are technically not related to the baby.
ReplyDeleteGestational surrogates can marry but not surrogates that donated gametes or cells
DeleteMAy be also the Hausa's. Even though for Hausa people, the marry their cousins.
ReplyDeleteCousins who grew up in the same house o, quiet sick if you ask me
DeleteYes, they marry cousins but not siblings.
DeleteThe fulanis does that.
DeleteAbraham children married cousins , sooo?
ReplyDeleteIt is a NO! NO!! and capital NO!!!
ReplyDeleteA No No No for me
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