Civil Code Article 1072
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Where a person adopts the child of another as his own child, the adopter is called the adoptive father or adoptive mother and the person adopted is called the adopted son or adopted daughter.
中文原文 民法第1072條
收養他人之子女為子女時，其收養者為養父或養母，被收養者為養子或養女。