Consent of adopters' legitimate children needed for adoption–SC

THE Supreme Court (SC) reiterated that the consent of adopter’s legitimate children who are at least 10 years old and above is necessary for a petition for adoption to prosper. In a 10-page decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, the Court’s Third Division denied the petition for…

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