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Code it is laid down that The relation between
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an adopted son or adopted daughter and his or her
adoptive parents is the same as that between a
natural son or daughter and his or her own parents.
Again Article 1142 provides that "the order
of succession for an adopted son or daughter is the
same as for a natural son or daughter."
Further, an adopted daughter takes the
surname of her adopter (See Article 1078 of the
Civil Code.)
When she marries, she is married under the
I aegis of the person who adopted her, just like a
natural daughter. Thus in status and treatment
she is genuinely the same as a natural daughter.
Some people have asked "Does not the custom,
which exists in most cases of adoption of other
people's daughter, of giving ginger and vinegar money
to the parents of the child, approximate to the
buying and selling of a human being?
We would answer, No. In most cases the sum
given is trifling, merely a gesture, something
entirely different from the price paid for a human
being. Moreover, according to Chinese custom,
betrothal pre sent s are sometimes given in cash, and
will it be said that marriage is also a buying and
selling of a human being? The fact is that by
Chine se custom many of the major events in a person's life are accompanied by some financial or other
material confirmation, to mark the solemnity of the
occasion.
The purchase of mitsai has been strictly
prohibited in Hong Kong, and the employer of any
unregistered