adopted

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The apology comes after years of campaigning from mothers, adoptees, and their wider families.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Eight South Korean-born adoptees are suing Denmark for its role in their illegal adoptions decades ago, demanding the state admit responsibility for covering up their origins.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 made some headway in rectifying this, granting automatic citizenship to international adoptees.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

But the law only covered future adoptees or those born after February 1983.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

The adopting father or mother and the adopted child; the latter and the surviving spouse of the adoptees, and the adopters and the surviving spouse of the adopted.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe