What is adoption?
Adoption is the process by which third parties can adopt a child and that child will be the child of the parties as if born to them. An impediment to adoption can be a biological father who challenges the biological mother’s right to place the child for adoption. In instances where there is a “familial” adoption, meaning, for instance, adoption of a child by a mother’s new husband of the child from a former relationship and/or marriage, there has to be a termination of the other parent’s rights. In the event that the other parent will not voluntarily relinquish that right, an adopting parent has to file a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and prove certain things about that parent.
Adoption is a legal process which permanently gives parental rights to adoptive parents. Adoption means taking a child into your home as a permanent family member. It means caring for and guiding children through their growing years and giving them the love and understanding they need to develop their full potential.
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