Legal Opinion
FAKALATA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1982No. ID 2899PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2899 MATTER OF FAKALATA In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22464956 Decided by Board March 10, 1982 (1) In order to prove that a customary adoption is valid for immigration purposes, the petitioner must establish that the adoption creates a legal status or relationship which is recognized by the government of the place where it occurred as carrying with it substantial legal rights and obligations. (2) Notwithstanding that the Crown Solicitor of Tonga is of the opinion that customary adoptions in that country create a new parent and child relationship, the facts indicate that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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