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The process for relative adoptions is a lot easier, mostly because the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]'' exempts this sort of adoption from the notice requirements for direct placement adoptions. This means that the portion of the process described above, involving the Ministry and the Director of the Adoptions Division, can be bypassed, and no assessments or reports are required from the Director. | The process for relative adoptions is a lot easier, mostly because the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]'' exempts this sort of adoption from the notice requirements for direct placement adoptions. This means that the portion of the process described above, involving the Ministry and the Director of the Adoptions Division, can be bypassed, and no assessments or reports are required from the Director. | ||
Stepparents may apply under this process for an order that they become "jointly" a parent of the child with his or her birth parent, usually the stepparent's spouse, the natural parent of the child. This is another form of relative adoption, and has the same effect as a normal adoption, meaning that the other natural parent (the one who isn't married to the | Stepparents may apply under this process for an order that they become "jointly" a parent of the child with his or her birth parent, usually the stepparent's spouse, the natural parent of the child. This is another form of relative adoption, and has the same effect as a normal adoption, meaning that the other natural parent (the one who isn't married to the stepparent) of the child loses his or her rights and obligations in relation to the child. | ||
==Adoption through the Ministry== | ==Adoption through the Ministry== | ||