Article 22 as of the date of establishment of the adoptive relationship , the legal provisions governing the relationship between parents and children shall apply to the rights and duties in the relationship between adoptive parents and adopted children ; the legal provisions governing the relationship between children and close relatives of their parents shall apply to the rights and duties in the relationship between adopted children and close relatives of the adoptive parents 第二十三条自收养关系成立之日起，养父母与养子女间的权利义务关系，适用法律关于父母子女关系的规定；养子女与养父母的近亲属间的权利义务关系，适用法律关于子女与父母的近亲属关系的规定。
If the parents of an adopted child request the termination of the adoptive relationship , the adoptive parents may demand an appropriate compensation from the parents for the living and education expenses paid during the period of adoption , except if the adoptive relationship is terminated on account of the maltreatment or desertion of the adopted child by the adoptive parents 生父母要求解除收养关系的，养父母可以要求生父母适当补偿收养期间支出的生活费和教育费，但因养父母虐待、遗弃养子女而解除收养关系的除外。
