Equitable adoption and confusion
Formal adoption procedures create legal status among children and parents, but even without a formal adoption, courts may treat a child as a legally adopted child under the theory of equitable adoption.
Equitable adoption requires consideration and an executory oral or written contract to adopt. Proving the existence of a contract depends on the unique facts of each case, but circumstances that tend …
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