English to Spanish Law/Patents Law (general) Dependency Allowance

If legal adoption of the child is not possible because there is no statutory provision for adoption or any prescribed court procedure for formal recognition of **customary** or de facto **adoption** in the staff member's home country or country of permanent residence, then a child in respect of whom the following conditions are met can be recognized as a dependent:

a) the child resides with the staff member;
b) the staff member can be regarded as having established a parental relationship with the child; etc...

El texto corresponde a la sección de una guía para funcionarios de un organismo internacional relativa a prestaciones por cargas familiares.

Muchas gracias.