Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of the step-child adoption application was lawful under Art. 28 PartG and Art. 264a Abs. 3 ZGB.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The refusal was upheld; the requested step-child adoption is available only to spouses, not to registered partners.
Extrahierte Begründung
The statutory wording is clear. Registered partners are excluded from adoption by Art. 28 PartG, and a step-child adoption under Art. 264a Abs. 3 ZGB requires marriage for at least five years. The appellant did not meet that condition, and even if Art. 28 PartG were set aside, the requested adoption could not be granted on the facts pleaded.