Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-67.162.224.171-20130311010520/@comment-6175354-20130314015259

190.236.73.224 wrote: 163.191.202.2 wrote: Holy crap on a cracker. Adoptive parents are "real" parents but who says Regina actually adopted him? He was brought to her, was he not? Henry was acquired, not adopted. Regina would've had to leave Storybrooke or outsiders come in for an actual adoption to have taken place. If you want to get technical about it. The creators have already stated that Regina adopted him legally and that they wouldn't 'go there' That is correct.... it was also stated in show, by both Emma and Regina.

Emma gave up Henry, in a closed adoption. Regina was shown, on several occasions, to have contact with the outside world. Outsiders are rare in Storybrooke, but have come there before Henry's arrival. Henry was wrong, when he said, that outsiders never come to town.