Stepfather adopts 18-year-old stepson in emotional birthday surprise

The above video shows the touching moment a step-dad officially adopted his 18-year-old stepson in a birthday surprise ceremony organised by the teenager.

Gavin McGeachie, 18, was disappointed his step-father Chris, 43, couldn’t legally adopt him anymore because he was no longer a child.

So instead the 18-year-old and his mum organised a surprise for Chris’ birthday, in which they enacted a humanist adoption ceremony to cement the bond between step-father and stepson.

As you can see the process was an emotional one, especially for newfound stepfather Chris.