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55 Pa. Code § 3350.3. Definitions.

§ 3350.3. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Adoption—A method provided by statute to establish the legal relationship of parent and child between persons who are not so related by birth, with the same mutual rights and obligations as exist between children and their natural parents.

   Local authority—A county institution district or its successor.



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