Taiwan問題91 · Household registration
When adopting another person's child or the spouse's child, must you apply to the court for a ruling of approval for the adoption to take effect?
In the exam (Chinese)
收養他人或配偶之子女，是否應向法院聲請裁定認可才生效？
- aYes.是。Correct answer
- bNo.不是。
Why?
Article 1079 of the Civil Code provides that an adoption must be agreed in writing and applied to the court for approval, and it takes effect only after the court rules to approve it. This is the same whether adopting another person's child or the spouse's child.
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To which authority should you apply for a transcript of household registration?Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).
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After a child is born, within at most how many days must the birth be registered at the Household Registration Office in order to avoid a penalty?Correct answer:60 days.
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When registering a birth, how is the newborn's surname decided?Correct answer:The parents agree in writing that the child takes the father's or the mother's surname. If there is no agreement or no agreement is reached, it is decided by drawing lots at the Household Registration Office.
辦理出生登記時，新生兒的姓氏如何決定? — 父母以書面約定子女從父姓或母姓。未約定或約定不成者，於戶政事務所抽籤決定之。
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After a child is born, to which authority should the birth be registered?Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).
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Source
The questions and answers come from the Ministry of the Interior’s official written question bank for the naturalization test (歸化測試), edition 114年11月 (November 2025), published by its Department of Household Registration. Exam questions held under laws and regulations are not protected by copyright in Taiwan (Copyright Act, art. 9 par. 1 item 5). The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the written test itself is in Chinese. Not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, the National Immigration Agency or any household registration office.
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