Childbirth Under X: Adoptive โขParents Gain Naming Rights After State Wardship
Paris, France – โคOctober 15, โ2025, 13:30:22 CET – Children born under France’s “X” law, where โฃa mother requests anonymity at childbirth, become โคlegally adoptable after a two-month withdrawal period, grantingโ adoptive parents the right to choose theโค child’s first name. This process, while ensuring maternal privacy, shiftsโ naming authority from theโฃ biological mother โคto the adoptive family, a detail often โฃoverlooked in discussions surrounding the law.
The procedure impacts children born to โmothersโ who initiate the anonymous birth process, seekingโ to relinquish parental rights โinstantly following delivery. Following the โmandated two-month period, the child is permanently placed under state guardianship, initiating adoption proceedings. This legal transition is pivotal, as it fundamentally alters who decides โขthe child’s identity, specifically their given name.โค Adoptive parents are informed ofโ any first names initially suggested by the biological โฃmother, butโฃ are not obligated to use them; the vast majority opt to bestow namesโฃ of their own โchoosing.
Uponโ adoption, the child automatically assumes the surname of their adoptive parents, fully โintegrating them into their new family structure. The lawโค aims to balance the rights of mothersโ seeking โขanonymity with theโ needs of children to have stable, loving homes and defined familial identities.