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those that exist between natural parents and 

 children, including control, obedience and in- 

 heritance rights. In some states an order of 

 the court is required, while in others a deed 

 acknowledged and recorded is sufficient to con- 

 summate the adoption. 



The following excerpts are taken from the 

 New York State law: ''The foster parent or 

 parents, the person to be adopted, and all the 

 persons whose consent is necessary * * * 

 must appear before the County judge or the sur- 

 rogate of the county where the foster parent or 

 parents reside and be examined by such judge 

 or surrogate. * * * * if satisfied that the moral 

 and temporal interests of the person to be 

 adopted will be promoted thereby, the judge 

 or surrogate must make an order allowing 

 and confirming such adoption, reciting the rea- 

 sons therefor, and directing that the person to 

 be adopted shall thenceforth be regarded and 

 treated in all respects as the child of the foster 

 parent or parents. ' ' 



England is one of the few civilized countries 

 that has no adoption laws and never has had 



