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=S=> BGB 1767. 1 A person of full age may be adopted if the adoption is morally justified ; this is to be assumed in particular if a parent-child relationship has already developed between the adoptive parent and the person to be adopted .
=S=> BGB 1767. 2 The adoption of persons of full age is governed by the provisions on the adoption of minors with the necessary modifications , except as otherwise provided in the following provisions . Section 1757 ( 3 ) applies with the necessary modifications if the adopted person has entered into a civil partnership and his birth name has been determined as the civil partnership name . For the adoption of a person who is a partner in a civil partnership , the consent of the civil partner is necessary .
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