Comparative law notes
"Mãe adotiva" is narrower in meaning than "adoptive parent". "Adoptive parent" can be used to refer to either the adoptive mother or the adoptive father.
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adoptive parent means:
mãe adotiva means:
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noun
"Mãe adotiva" is narrower in meaning than "adoptive parent". "Adoptive parent" can be used to refer to either the adoptive mother or the adoptive father.
an adult who provides a child a permanent home through a legal procedure in which the court names him or her as the child's legal parent
The process for becoming an adoptive parent is rigorous, as you would expect.