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03-23-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SSJup81 View Post
Okay, thanks for the information. That's pretty much what I was curious about. Also, thank you Nagoyankee for the link. Time to put my limited Japanese to the test. ^_^

Wish I was better with Kanji. ^^

I'm now curious of something else. Since you mentioned paper work, I wonder if the actual adoption process would take longer compared to people adopting children in the US.
Within a family, no, I am sure it is immediate. However, family trees are tracked very closely, to the proper paperwork would be filed and records would be kept.

I have heard stories of children in Japan that were adopted, but didn't know it until they got married and needed to update their paperwork at the city hall.
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