ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 10 Adoption of person 18 years old or older

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 10

    (1)     An adoption order may be made for a person who was 18 years old or older on the day the application was filed in the court if—

        (a)     the applicant or applicants have been in a care-giving relationship with the person; and

        (b)     the person has received physical, emotional, intellectual and educational support from the applicant or applicants; and

        (c)     the person, or at least 1 applicant, is ordinarily resident in the ACT.

    (2)     The following provisions of this Act do not apply to the adoption of a person who was 18 years old or older on the day the application was filed in the court:

        (a)     division 3.2 (Who can adopt?);

        (b)     division 3.3 (Consents to adoptions) other than the following:

              (i)     section 28 (Consent of applicant not required);

              (ii)     section 30 (Instrument of consent);

              (iii)     section 34 (1);

        (c)     division 3.4 (Placement of child or young person before adoption);

        (d)     division 3.5 (Guardianship before adoption);

        (e)     division 3.6 (Proceedings for an adoption order) other than the following:

              (i)     section 39A (2);

              (ii)     section 39B (1) (a), (2) and (3);

              (iii)     section 39C (Parties to proceeding);

              (iv)     section 39I (Deciding application for adoption order for person 18 years old or older);

              (v)     section 39L (Discharge of adoption order);

        (f)     division 3.7 (Conditional orders);

        (g)     section 45 (Names of adopted child or young person);

        (h)     section 46 (Effect of order on domicile);

              (i)     division 3.9 (Interim orders).