{"id":37354,"date":"2023-05-11T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/blog\/private-adoption-legal-definition\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:32:15","slug":"private-adoption-legal-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/legal-glossary\/private-adoption-legal-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Private adoption: legal definition and example"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition\"><\/span>Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/legal-glossary\/private-adoption-legal-definition\/#Definition\" >Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/legal-glossary\/private-adoption-legal-definition\/#Example\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/legal-glossary\/private-adoption-legal-definition\/#Legal_references\" >Legal references<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Private adoption<\/strong> refers to an adoption that does not go through the youth protection system (Banque mixte) but is based on the <strong>special consent<\/strong> of the parents in favour of a specific person, usually a relative, a spouse of a parent or a person close to the child. In Quebec, special consent may only be given in favour of a relative within the third degree, the spouse of that relative or the spouse of the father or mother. Every adoption requires a court judgment, in the best interests of the child.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A child&#8217;s mother marries a person who has raised the child since infancy. With the consent of the father, the spouse files an application for adoption; the court grants the adoption after an assessment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_references\"><\/span>Legal references<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Civil Code of Qu\u00e9bec, arts. 543 ff. (adoption) and 555 (special consent).<\/li>\n<li><em>Youth Protection Act<\/em>, ss. 71 ff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition Private adoption refers to an adoption that does not go through the youth protection system (Banque mixte) but is based on the special consent of the parents in favour of a specific person, usually a relative, a spouse of a parent or a person close to the child. 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