legally adopted

The natural mother said he had not been legally adopted.

The company legally adopted its new name on January 1, 2011.

She had all three of her children legally adopted by their grandparents.

He was legally adopted but received only a minimal education.

It is possible, however, for one partner to legally adopt the other's biological children.

He legally adopted her children and gave them his surname.

However, they worked together in court to legally adopt Cassie as their own.

The couple had given them their surname, although they were too old by then to legally adopt.

They just refer to "my children," without legally adopting them.

When the boy was seven years old the Eberts legally adopted him as their son.