Ketubah for an Adopted Son
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Question
An adopted son, should he write the name of the adoptive father who raised him in the ketubah?
Answer
He can, and he should write "his adoptive father".
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 42, Seif 15 and Even HaEzer, Siman 66.
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