10Adoption of person 18 years old or older

10 Adoption of person 18 years old or older (1) An adoption order may be made for a person who was 18 years old or older on the day the application was filed in the court if— (a) the applicant or applicants have been in a care-giving relationship with the person; and (b) the person has received physical, emotional, intellectual and educational support from the applicant or applicants; and (c) the person, or at least 1 applicant, is ordinarily resident in the ACT. (2) The following provisions of this Act do not apply to the adoption of a person who was 18 years old or older on the day the application was filed in the court: (a) division 3.2 (Who can adopt?); (b) division 3.3 (Consents to adoptions) other than the following: (i) section 28 (Consent of applicant not required); (ii) section 30 (Instrument of consent); (iii) section 34 (1);

Who can be adopted? Division 3.1 (c) division 3.4 (Placement of child or young person before adoption); (d) division 3.5 (Guardianship before adoption); (e) division 3.6 (Proceedings for an adoption order) other than the following: (i) section 39A (2); (ii) section 39B (1) (a), (2) and (3); (iii) section 39C (Parties to proceeding); (iv) section 39I (Deciding application for adoption order for person 18 years old or older); (v) section 39L (Discharge of adoption order); (f) division 3.7 (Conditional orders); (g) section 45 (Names of adopted child or young person); (h) section 46 (Effect of order on domicile); (i) division 3.9 (Interim orders).