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Originally Posted by Alanmelon
The term step child/mother/father etc is purely optional, and AFAIK has no legal status whatsoever. Adoption, however, brings with it legal responsibilities.
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correct
step is just a name, my girlfriends mum remarried after my g/f moved out of home; her mum did not change her name but she still refers to john as her stepdad.