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Civil Act — Article 873 (Adoption of person under adult guardianship)

민법 제873조

(1) a person under adult guardianship may, upon the consent of his or her guardian, adopt a child or may be adopted by another.

(2) Article 867 shall apply mutatis mutandis where a person under adult guardianship adopts a person or becomes an adoptee.

(3) If a guardian under adult guardianship refuses to give consent referred to in paragraph (1) or if the parents of the person under adult guardianship refuse to give consent referred to in Article 871(1) without any justifiable ground, the Family Court may grant permission for the adoption even without such consent. In such cases, the Family Court shall examine the parents.[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 10, 2012]

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