1 A person who is not married and does not live in a registered partnership is permitted to adopt a child alone if he or she is at least 28 years old.
2 A married person who is at least 28 years old is permitted to adopt alone where the other spouse permanently lacks capacity of judgement or has been of unknown whereabouts for more than 2 years or if the spouses have been separated by court order for more than 3 years.
3 A person living in a registered partnership who is at least 28 years old is permitted to adopt a child alone if his or her registered partner permanently lacks capacity of judgement or has been of unknown whereabouts for more than 2 years.
4 Exceptions from the minimum age may be made if this is necessary for the welfare of the child. The person wishing to adopt must justify the exception.
274 Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 30 June 1972 (AS 1972 2819; BBl 1971 I 1200). Amended by No I of the FA of 17 June 2016 (Adoption), in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 3699; BBl 2015 877)
1 Des époux peuvent adopter un enfant conjointement s’ils font ménage commun depuis au moins trois ans et sont tous deux âgés de 28 ans révolus.
2 Des exceptions à la condition de l’âge minimal sont possibles si le bien de l’enfant le commande. Les époux doivent motiver la demande de dérogation.
257 Introduit par le ch. I 1 de la LF du 30 juin 1972 (RO 1972 2873; FF 1971 I 1222). Nouvelle teneur selon le ch. I de la LF du 17 juin 2016 (Droit de l’adoption), en vigueur depuis le 1er janv. 2018 (RO 2017 3699; FF 2015 835).
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