can you adopt someone who is over 18 years old?

B@Th*nG · 14 Jul 2012 at 16:44

The gf is Canadian and we've considered moving to Canada, which would mean we'd get married so I can get Canadian citizenship. However, I've got a best mate who lived out there for a year and would love to live their permanently. We had a few jars one night and got to wondering whether it would be possible for us to adopt him so he can come with us. What started as a joke has got us seriously thinking about this, as ridiculous as it sounds is there anything stopping us?

Me and him are both 28, although daddy (me) is a couple of months older ha

B@

Castiel · 14 Jul 2012 at 16:47

Number_25 · 14 Jul 2012 at 16:52

Ignore.

The Halk · 14 Jul 2012 at 16:56

Yeah, it'll work. Nobody has thought of it before. Ever. That's why it's not illegal yet. Of all the millions of people that go to incredible lengths to live in a first world country not one of them ever thought of that jape.

Marky · 14 Jul 2012 at 16:58

Of course not. Anyone over the age of 18 is classed as an adult, therefore un-adoptable. :/

B@Th*nG · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:11

Marky said:
Of course not. Anyone over the age of 18 is classed as an adult, therefore un-adoptable. :/

You can adopt people over 18 in most US states, just wondered if you could here. Are you actually certain you can't adopt somebody over 18 years old in the uk?

B@

Doohickey · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:14

B@Th*nG said:
Are you actually certain you can't adopt somebody over 18 years old in the uk?

B@

I'm pretty sure you can't adopt an adult

http://www.adoptionuk.org/information/103075/faqs/

B@Th*nG · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:23

Damn

that would have been pretty sweet! I guess he'll have to work to be eligible like everybody else. I was really looking forward to grounding him too. Thanks anyway

B@

Marky · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:26

B@Th*nG said:
Damn that would have been pretty sweet! I guess he'll have to work to be eligible like everybody else. I was really looking forward to grounding him too. Thanks anyway

B@

Either that or get your wife to set him up with one of her girlfriends

cm1179 · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:30

would've been a little weird anyway, op. gotta love drunken brainstorms.

culvers · 14 Jul 2012 at 17:41

as far as drunken brainstorms go, thats a pretty good one!

Tunney · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:36

Pretend he's a cat. It's legal to adopt cats over the age of 18.

robgmun · 14 Jul 2012 at 20:57

All this sound god damn seedy!

shawsy109 · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:00

What did i just ****ing read? lmao. Posting in an epic thread.

singularity · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:02

I'm up for adoption

davestar_delux · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:02

You know what you have to do now, get him a birth certificate making him 17 from Nigeria and then you can adopt him?

Flare · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:14

Tunney said:
Pretend he's a cat. It's legal to adopt cats over the age of 18.

This is very true.

Destination · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:56

B@Th*nG said:
You can adopt people over 18 in most US states, just wondered if you could here. Are you actually certain you can't adopt somebody over 18 years old in the uk?

B@

Does adopting someone in canada under candian law entitle them to citizenship?
Have you checked that bit?

For some bizzare reason you seem to have checked 'most US states', and not checked Canada?
Trolling or idiocy?

Gackt · 14 Jul 2012 at 22:17

You used to be able to, a couple of thousand years ago. There are a few documents showing adults being adopted into families (sometimes politically, other times for compassionate reasons) - it functioned more like marrying into a family rather than a person taking care of a child (as is the common understanding of adoption).

Spektor · 14 Jul 2012 at 22:22

I'm pretty sure Canada would benefit greatly if you weren't a citizen