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adoption, he must obtain the consent of his parents belonging to his original house; but this does not apply to a wife who follows her husband and enters another house with him.

846.

The provisions of Art. 772, 2 and 3 apply correspondingly in the case of the preceding three articles.

The provisions of Art. 773 apply correspondingly in the case of the preceding two articles.

847.

The provisions of Arts. 774 and 775 apply correspondingly to adoption.

848.

A person who desires to adopt a child may express his intention by will. In such case the executor of the will, the child to be adopted or any person who according to the provisions of Art. 843 acted for the child in the adoption must immediately after the will has taken effect make notification of the adoption, to the registrar with two witnesses of full age.

Such notification relates back to the time of the death of the adopter.

849.

The registrar must not accept the notification of the adoption, until he has ascertained that it is not contrary to the provisions of Arts. 741, 1, 744, 1 and 750, 1 or of the preceding twelve articles or to other laws or regulations.

The proviso of Art. 776 applies correspondingly.

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