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850.

If an adoption is to take place between Japanese subjects in a foreign country, the notification of the adoption may be made to the Japanese minister or a Japanese consul stationed in such country. In such case the provisions of Arts. 775, 848 and 849 apply correspondingly.

Subsection II.
The Invalidity and Cancellation of an Adoption.

851.

An adoption is invalid only in the following cases:—

  1. If, because of a mistake as to the person or for some other reason, the intention to make an adoption between the parties does not exist;
  2. If the parties do not make notification of the adoption to the registrar. But the adoption is valid even though the notification is not in accordance with the conditions specified in Arts. 775, 2 and 848, 1.

852.

An adoption can be cancelled only under the provisions of the following seven articles.

853.

If an adoption is contrary to the provisions of Art. 837,

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