adopted child
A person who is the subject of an adoption. Depending on the age of the person being adopted, consent may be needed before the adoption is complete. Once the adoption is complete, all legal responsibility shifts from the biological to the adoptive parents.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
Any person, whether an adult or a minor, who is legally adopted as the child of another in a court proceeding. (See also: adoption)
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:10 pm
