127.020 - Adoption of minor children; ages and consent.

127.020  Adoption of minor children; ages and consent.  A minor child may be adopted by an adult person in the cases and subject to the rules prescribed in this chapter. The person adopting a child must be at least 10 years older than the person adopted, and the consent of the child, if over the age of 14 years, is necessary to its adoption.

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