CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec

Section 583 Disposition versions

2024-06-08

583. An adoptee, including one under 14 years of age who has obtained the approval of his father and mother, of his parents or of his tutor, has the right to obtain, from the authorities responsible under the law for disclosing such information, his original name, the name of his parents of origin, whether or not the bond of filiation has been entered in the original act of birth, and information making it possible for him to contact them.

The adoptee also has the right to obtain a copy of his original act of birth and of the judgments concerning the adoption, according to the terms determined by government regulation.

Likewise, once the adoptee has reached full age, his parents of origin have the right to obtain the name given to him and information making it possible for them to contact him.

No such information may be disclosed, however, if an identity disclosure veto or a contact veto, as the case may be, bars their disclosure. In addition, the communication of a document must be made in keeping with any contact veto registered and the passages providing information making contact with a parent of origin possible must be deleted or redacted accordingly.

The authorities that disclose information concerning a parent of origin whose filiation with regard to the adoptee has not been entered in the original act of birth are not liable for any injury which may result from an error not due to their act or omission in the identification of the parent.

1991, c. 64, a. 583; 2017, c. 12, s. 35; 2022, c. 22, s. 93.

2018-06-16

583. An adoptee, including one under 14 years of age who has obtained the prior approval of his father and mother or tutor, has the right to obtain, from the authorities responsible under the law for disclosing such information, his original surname and given names, those of his parents of origin and information allowing him to contact them.

Likewise, once the adoptee has reached full age, his parents of origin have the right to obtain the surname and given name assigned to him and information allowing them to contact him.

No such information may be disclosed, however, if an identity disclosure veto or a contact veto, as the case may be, bars their disclosure.

1991, c. 64, a. 583; 2017, c. 12, s. 35.

1994-01-01

583. An adopted person of full age or an adopted minor 14 years of age or over is entitled to obtain the information enabling him to find his parents if they have previously consented thereto. The same holds true of the parents of an adopted child if the child, once of full age, has previously consented thereto.

An adopted minor under 14 years of age is entitled to obtain information enabling him to find his parents if the parents and the adoptive parents have previously consented thereto.

Consent may not be solicited; however, an adopted minor may not be informed of the application for information made by his father or mother.

1991, c. 64, a. 583.