Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My supplementary is that presently I know of several cases where custom adoptions did take place but were never accepted by the Department of Social Services. It is on the basis of the Department of Social Services that the courts accept whether or not a custom adoption will be recognized. Am I correct in assuming that although it is principally recognized, that the department screens whether a custom adoption would be recognized or whether it should go through the court system?
Samuel Gargan on Question O161-12(1): GNWT Recognition Of Custom Adoption
In the Legislative Assembly on December 18th, 1991. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question O161-12(1): GNWT Recognition Of Custom Adoption
Question O161-12(1): GNWT Recognition Of Custom Adoption
Item 5: Oral Questions
December 17th, 1991
Page 189
Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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