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Section1586.An adopted child has the same status as a legitimate child of the adopter, but he or she does not lose the rights and duties in the biological family. In this event, the biological father and mother shall lose the parental power from the day and time the child is adopted.
The provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 2 of this Book shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Section1587.Adoption of a child does not create a right to succeed to the inheritance of the adopted child.
If an adopted child who has no spouse or descendant dies prior to the adopter, all the property given to the adopted child by the adopter and still remaining in the original form at the time of the death of the adopted child shall return to the adopter.
Section1588.Adoption of the child may be rescinded at any time by mutual agreement between the parties, and sections 1583, 1584, and 1585 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
