The Law of Adoption in the United States, and Especially in Massachusetts (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Law of Adoption in the United States, and Especially in Massachusetts The new features of the act of 1876 may be briefly described as follows. In 1, it is enacted that an adoption by a married couple must have the consent of both, and makes the child the child and heir of both. It is also necessary that the child must be younger than the adopting parents, while by 10 it is provided that certain persons shall not be adopted by certain other persons. The prohibition is really directed against any attempt to upset natural relationships. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.