What is the difference between custom adoption and adoption?
Nunavut, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.K.K. v. J.S., 2002 CanLII 53332 (NU CJ):
The more difficult situation arises when a child lives with a family other than their biological family and the situation has many of the indicia of custom adoption but lacks the intention and agreement. ADOPTION v. CUSTOM ADOPTION – SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
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