Quebec proposes changes to adoption laws

theglobeandmail.com — Proposed changes to Quebec's adoption law will allow some adopted children to remain legally bonded to their biological parents in what is regarded as an unprecedented move by a provincial government.

This means that an adopted child will retain a "double family bond" if all parties in the process agree. While the adoptive family will have legal authority over the child's welfare, the adopted child will be allowed to continue to have ties to his or her biological family. The birth documents will contain the names of the child's original parents as well those of his or her adoptive parents.

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