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Section 543.1
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543.1. Conditions of adoption under any Québec Aboriginal custom that is in harmony with the principles of the interest of the child, respect for the child’s rights and the consent of the persons concerned may be substituted for conditions prescribed by law. In such cases, unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter that follow, except Division III, do not apply to an adoption made in accordance with such a custom.
Such an adoption which, according to custom, creates a bond of filiation between the child and the adopter is, on the application of either of them, attested by the authority that is competent for the Aboriginal community or nation of either the child or the adopter. However, if the child and the adopter are members of different nations, the adoption is attested by the authority that is competent for the child’s nation or community.
The competent authority issues a certificate attesting the adoption after making sure that it was carried out according to custom, in particular that the required consents were validly given and that the child is in the care of the adopter; the authority also makes sure that the adoption is in the interest of the child.
