[Calpernia]

I saw a few rumors posted that Barack Obama was adopted last year. No references, just unknown forum posts.

I had never heard of an adult being adopted and started this thread to post reference information on the procedures.

[Calpernia]

Background info for current rumor.

[Calpernia]

Looks like not all states address adult adoption in their statutes:

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/adopting-an-adult-state-laws.html

Summary: Not addressed in statute.

Does this mean an adult adoption is not recognized in all states?

[Calpernia]

Adoption wasn’t intended for identity theft. Even if an adult adoption stunt was pulled, by splicing the words of intent from the Law of Nations, it doesn’t make him a natural born citizen:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2148074/posts
Law of Nations

[mvpel]

It’s a common estate-planning technique in my parents’ home state of Kansas. Inheritance from parent to child is not taxed as heavily (or at all, I forget), so my father’s childless aunt and uncle adopted eleven of their adult nieces and nephews so that their estate could be simply split in 11 shares and passed down to them without going through probate.