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Cohabiting, unmarried couples: adoption in special cases
When ordinary adoption is not allowed, there are alternative ways in specific cases.
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Desire for parenting
Pre Pregnancy
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Option 1
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Cohabiting couples cannot access ordinary adoption. However, like single parents, they can ask for adoption in special cases, but only one of them can be recognized as a legal parent. The second partner does not automatically obtain any legal right or duty to the child.
Option 2
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