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equitable adoption

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A quick definition of equitable adoption:

Equitable Adoption: When someone promises or acts like they have adopted a child, they cannot later deny that the child is their own. This is called adoption by estoppel. It is a way to create a parent-child relationship between two people who are not related by blood or legal adoption.

A more thorough explanation:

Equitable adoption is a legal concept that refers to the creation of a parent-child relationship between two parties who are not related by blood or adoption. This relationship is established by a court order and gives the adoptive parents all the rights and responsibilities of a biological parent.

Equitable adoption can occur in two ways:

  1. When someone promises or acts in a way that precludes them and their estate from denying adopted status to a child. This is known as adoption by estoppel.
  2. When a court issues an equitable decree of adoption treating as done that which ought to have been done.

For example, if a couple takes in a child and raises them as their own, but never goes through the formal adoption process, the child may still be considered equitably adopted if the couple promised or acted in a way that led the child to believe they were adopted. In this case, the child would have the same legal rights and responsibilities as a biological or formally adopted child.

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Commits to kys when I commit to kms the same day. What a crazy november 5th.
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kms isn't even a t50 you should r&r
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HopefullyInLawSchool
16:03
isnt r&r a t50?
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[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
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I'm too old to r&r, just gunna kms rn.
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[] baddestbunny
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why
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[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
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