South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to this
section, where an adoption order is made, the adopted child becomes in
contemplation of law the child of the adoptive parents and ceases to be the
child of any previous birth or adoptive parents.
(2) If an adoption
order is made in favour of a person who is cohabiting with a birth or
adoptive parent of the child in a qualifying relationship, the relationship of
that parent to the child is not affected by the order.
(3) Where—
(a) one
of the birth or adoptive parents of a child dies; and
(b) the
surviving parent cohabits with another person in a qualifying relationship;
and
(c) the
child is adopted by that other person,
the adoption does not exclude rights of inheritance from or through the
deceased parent.
(3a) The making of an
adoption order in relation to a child does not affect any vested or contingent
proprietary right acquired by the child before the making of the adoption
order.
(4) Where an order for
the adoption of a child is made, any previous order for the adoption or
guardianship of the child ceases to have effect.