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===Adoption=== | ===Adoption=== | ||
People who adopt a child become the parents of that child when the court makes an adoption order under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]''. At the same time, the birth mother and biological father of the child cease to have any parental rights or obligations with respect to the child. Unless the birth mother or biological father are jointly adopting the child with someone else, they become legal strangers to the child. They lose not only their obligation to pay child support, but their right to ask the court for parental responsibilities or parenting time with the child. | People who adopt a child become the parents of that child when the court makes an adoption order under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]''. At the same time, the birth mother and biological father of the child cease to have any parental rights or obligations with respect to the child. Unless the birth mother or biological father are jointly adopting the child with someone else, they become legal strangers to the child. They lose not only their obligation to pay child support, but also their right to ask the court for parental responsibilities or parenting time with the child. | ||
Unlike the parts of the ''Family Law Act'' that talk about assisted reproduction, section 5(1) of the ''Adoption Act'' limits the number of people who can adopt a child to a maximum of two. | Unlike the parts of the ''Family Law Act'' that talk about assisted reproduction, section 5(1) of the ''Adoption Act'' limits the number of people who can adopt a child to a maximum of two. | ||