(1) On the consent of one parent to the adoption, the parental custody of this parent is suspended; the power to have personal contact with the child may not be exercised. The Youth Welfare Office becomes the guardian; this does not apply if the other parent exercises parental custody alone or if a guardian has already been appointed. An existing curatorship remains unaffected. The adoptive parent, during the time of personal care prior to adoption, is governed by section 1688 subsections (1) and (3) accordingly.
(2) Subsection (1) is not to be applied to a spouse whose child is adopted by the other spouse.
(3) Where the consent of one parent has ceased to apply, the family court is to transfer the parental custody to the parents if and to the extent that this does not conflict with the best interests of the child.
(4) The adoptive parent has an obligation to pay maintenance before the relatives of the child as soon as the parents of the child have given the necessary consent and the child has been taken into the care of the adoptive parent with the purpose of adoption. If a spouse wishes to adopt a child of their spouse, the spouses have an obligation to the child before the other relatives of the child to pay maintenance as soon as the necessary consent of the parents of the child has been given and the child has been taken into the care of the adoptive parent with the purpose of adoption.