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Can I adopt my niece if her mother signed a letter making my husband and I her legal guardians when she was 17? She is from the Bahamas.
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cbg
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How old is your niece now?
Betty3
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In some cases in America you can adopt a "child" even 18 or over. ("adult adoption") I have a friend (though she & her husband live in Tx.) who adopted a person in their 20s (22). You might want to talk to a family law attorney.
Proserpina
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Bear in mind though, an adult adoption does not mean the adult will gain immigration benefits.
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