III. Adoption by a single person
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.
1 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)
III. Adopziun tras ina persuna suletta
1 Ina persuna che n’è betg maridada e che na viva betg en in partenadi registrà dastga adoptar suletta in uffant, sch’ella ha almain 28 onns.
2 Ina persuna maridada che ha almain 28 onns dastga adoptar suletta in uffant, sch’il consort è permanentamain inabel da giuditgar u sch’el è absent dapi passa 2 onns cun dimora nunenconuschenta u sche la lètg è separada giudizialmain dapi passa 3 onns.
3 Ina persuna che viva en in partenadi registrà e che ha almain 28 onns dastga adoptar suletta in uffant, sche ses partenari registrà è permanentamain inabel da giuditgar u sch’el è absent dapi passa 2 onns cun dimora nunenconuschenta.
4 Divergenzas da la vegliadetgna minimala èn pussaivlas, sche quai è necessari per mantegnair il bainstar da l’uffant. La persuna che vul adoptar in uffant sto motivar la divaergenza.
1 Integrà tras la cifra I 1 da la LF dals 30 da zer. 1972 (AS 1972 2819; BBl 1971 I 1200). Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 17 da zer. 2016 (adopziun), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2018 (AS 2017 3699; BBl 2015 877).
