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I'd get on the phone with a lawyer ASAP and ask what you can/should do. Many will consult for free, then charge once you decide to go ahead with things.
Also, a relative adoption is less formal and "easier" than a standard adoption... But I am not sure that your relationship with the child qualifies. A relative adoption applies to immediate family. The aunt, uncle, grandparent, or great grandparent of the child. Cousins and the children of neices and nephews aren't usually included in the description. (though I would assume that the blood relation would be looked favorably upon.)
Good luck, and I hope things work out.
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