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  • International Adoption

    Adoption of a child born outside of the United States….

  • Equitable Adoption

    Under the law of certain jurisdictions a child had certain inheritance rights of estate of an individual who contracted to adopt him but did not do so. Such a contract may be in writing or oral. The theory rests upon the equitable principle that equity regards that as done which ought to have […]

  • Private Adoption

    (1) An adoption arranged by a privately-funded, licensed adoption agency. See also Private agency. Commentary: Most provinces allow private adoption. All private adoption is regulated by the provincial ministry responsible for adoptions. Ministries license individuals and agencies to place […]

  • Adoption And Safe Families Act

    Ley de Adopción y familias Seguras…

  • Adoption Agency

    Organization placing children in homes, under the jurisdiction of state or licensing laws….

  • Stepparent Adoption

    The adoption of a child by the new spouse of the birthparent….

  • Adoption

    Adoption

    The act by which a person takes the child of another into his family, and treats him as his own. A juridical act creating between two persons certain relations, purely civil, or paternity and filiation. 6 Demolombe Code Nap. § 1. As used in the law the word has a strict significance […]

  • Code Of Good Practice For The Preparation, Adoption And Application Of Standards

    Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: this is contained in Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. Central government standardizing bodies must […]

  • Adult Adoption

    The adoption of a person over the age of majority (as defined in state law)….

  • Adult Adoption

    The adoption of a person over the age of majority (as defined in state law)….

  • Independent Adoption

    An adoption arranged privately by a non-licensed third party (i.e., doctor or lawyer) or between the birth family and adoptive parents….

  • Cooperative Adoption

    Adoption in which adopted child has access to both adoptive parents and birth parents who participate in decisions affecting their life….

  • Adoption Agreement

    The agreement in which the adoptive parent(s) and birth parent(s) put into writing their understanding of the terms of an adoption – including the degree of communication and contact they will have with each other and with the adopted child….

  • Transracial Adoption / Transcultural Adoption

    Adoption of a child of one race by a family of a different race. In the converse, same-race adoption, child and parent are the same race. A related term is transcultural adoption, in which child and family differ in culture or ethnic group. Most transracial adoptions are […]

  • Foster-Adoption / Fost-Adopt / Fostering With A View To Adoption

    A foster placement intended to result in adoption. The child welfare agency places a child in a foster home, expecting that the foster parents will adopt the child if and when she becomes legally free for adoption (when parental rights are terminated). Commentary: One advantage of such a […]