s.2Interpretation
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Section 2Part 1 — PRELIMINARY

Interpretation

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"adopter" means a person who has adopted a child pursuant to an adoption order;
"adoption order" means an order made under section 13;
"Board" means the Adoption Board established by section 5;
"Caymanian" has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 2 of the Immigration Law (2012 Revision);
"child" means a person under the age of eighteen years;
"Department" means the department of Government responsible for the welfare of children;
"father" means the natural father;
"guardian", in relation to a child, means a person appointed by -
deed or will; or
a court of competent jurisdiction,
to be his guardian;
"Judge" means a Judge of the Grand Court;
"legal and ordinary residence" means a person's uninterrupted voluntary physical presence in the Islands for a period of time without legal impediment (other than as a tourist visitor or transit passenger) during which period the Islands are regarded as his normal place of abode for the time being, but -
absences abroad of six consecutive months or less for purposes such as education, health, vacation or business during such period shall count as residence in the Islands;
absences abroad of more than six consecutive months but less than one year shall raise the presumption that there has been a break in residence; and
absences abroad for twelve consecutive months or more constitute a break in residence;
"marriage" means a marriage between a man and a woman, and for this purpose a person's sex is that established at birth;
"member" means a member of the Board;
"mother" means the natural mother;
"parent" includes a step-parent and an adopter;
"prospective adopter" means a person who wishes to adopt a child;
"Registrar" means the Registrar referred to in section 34; and
"relative", in relation to a child, means a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt or uncle, whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity, and includes -
where an adoption order has been made in respect of the child or any other person, a person who would be a relative of the child within the meaning of this definition if the adopted person were the child of the adopter born in lawful wedlock; or
where the child was born out of wedlock, the father of the child and any person who would be a relative of the child within the meaning of this definition if the child were the legitimate child of his father and mother;
"repealed Law" means the Adoption Law (2003 Revision); and
"step-parent" means the spouse of the custodial parent of a child who has been cohabiting with that parent for a continuous period of not less than one year immediately preceding an application to adopt the child.

Defined Terms

adopteradoption orderBoardCaymanianchildDepartmentfatherguardianJudgelegal and ordinary residencemarriagemembermotherparentprospective adopterRegistrarrelativerepealed Lawstep-parent

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