Civil Code Article 1077
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.
The relationship between an adopted child and his adoptive parents and their relatives is the same as that between a legitimate child with his parents, unless otherwise provided by law.The rights and duties between an adopted child and his or her natural parents and their relatives is suspended during the period of adoption, except where one party of the husband and the wife adopts the other party’s child, the other party’s rights and duties to the child is not affected by the adoption.After adopting the child, if the adopter marries the adoptee’s natural father or mother, the adoptive child resumes his or her rights and duties to natural parents; except the right obtained by the third party is not affected.Where the adopted child has lineal relatives by blood at the time of adoption, the effect of the adoption is limited to his or her minor lineal relatives by blood; except where before the adoption, the adult lineal relatives by blood consents.Consent provided by the preceding paragraph applies mutatis mutandis to the second and third paragraphs of Article 1076-1.
中文原文 民法第1077條
養子女與養父母及其親屬間之關係，除法律另有規定外，與婚生子女同。
養子女與本生父母及其親屬間之權利義務，於收養關係存續中停止之。
但夫妻之一方收養他方之子女時，他方與其子女之權利義務，不因收養而受影響。
收養者收養子女後，與養子女之本生父或母結婚時，養子女回復與本生父或母及其親屬間之權利義務。
但第三人已取得之權利，不受影響。
養子女於收養認可時已有直系血親卑親屬者，收養之效力僅及於其未成年之直系血親卑親屬。
但收養認可前，其已成年之直系血親卑親屬表示同意者，不在此限。
前項同意，準用第一千零七十六條之一第二項及第三項之規定。
養子女與本生父母及其親屬間之權利義務，於收養關係存續中停止之。
但夫妻之一方收養他方之子女時，他方與其子女之權利義務，不因收養而受影響。
收養者收養子女後，與養子女之本生父或母結婚時，養子女回復與本生父或母及其親屬間之權利義務。
但第三人已取得之權利，不受影響。
養子女於收養認可時已有直系血親卑親屬者，收養之效力僅及於其未成年之直系血親卑親屬。
但收養認可前，其已成年之直系血親卑親屬表示同意者，不在此限。
前項同意，準用第一千零七十六條之一第二項及第三項之規定。