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Civil Act — Article 883 (Causes for nullity of adoption)

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An adoption shall be null and void in any of the following circumstances:

1. Where the parties have not agreed on the adoption;

2. Where the adoption is in violation of Article 867(1) (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis under Article 873(2)), 869(2) or 877.[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 10, 2012]

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