Adoption Laws
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The adoption laws need to be updated to provide equal rights to children adopted by Bermudians. I have assisted others like myself who were adopted as infants or young children by Bermudian parent/s only to find out at age 18 that our status was uncertain and had to apply and pay for status in order to seek scholarships, employment opportunities, etc.
Similarly, I know that the laws are being addressed for mixed status families - but this too is of considerable concern as the challenge is that Bermudians are being adversely affected when their immediate family members are not permitted the same resident rights as those with citizenship.
