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Article 116

De l'Adoption

Civil Administration
Titre VII: De l'Adoption et de la Tutelle officieuse (On Adoption and Official Guardianship)
Chapitre I: De l'Adoption (On Adoption)

L'acte dans lequel seront consacrés les consentemens respectifs de celui qui adoptera et de la personne qui sera adoptée, sera passé par le lieutenant de juge du domicile de l'adoptant.

Life lesson: Consent must be mutual, written, and witnessed before the judge of the adopter's home. Adoption begins as a meeting of wills.
Notes: Adoption act drafted by the lieutenant judge of the adopter's domicile. Mutual consent required from both adopter and adoptee. The adopter's jurisdiction controls — reflecting the adoptee's entry into the adopter's household.
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