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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowed to adopt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permissions or rights regarding the act of adopting, whether it pertains to individuals, couples, or organizations.
Example: "After completing the necessary requirements, they were finally allowed to adopt a child."
Alternatives: "permitted to adopt" or "authorized to adopt".
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Children's charities in Malawi have asked judges to rule on the legality of the adoption, claiming that visitors are not allowed to adopt.
Unmarried and same-sex couples in Northern Ireland should be allowed to adopt children, a Belfast judge ruled Thursday, rejecting a 1987 adoption law that discriminates against both groups.
Mississippi bars joint adoptions by gay couples, although individual gay men and lesbians are allowed to adopt.
She is not allowed to adopt her own child.
The family was nevertheless allowed to adopt three more children; each came with a government subsidy.
Will I be allowed to adopt a child, or be a foster parent?
Edith and Brian Beebe of Houston, for example, were allowed to adopt six severely handicapped children.
She called homosexuality "disgusting" and said gays should not be allowed to adopt.
That may be harder if different departments have been allowed to adopt different solutions.
Russian officials insisted that same-sex couples not be allowed to adopt Russian children.
Harrison says he knows it is unlikely he and Carol will be allowed to adopt again.
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