What are the different types of adoptions?
Author: Annecy Ashburn
Website: http://www.Adoption-Answers.com
Added: Wed, Oct 25, 2006 15:55:33
Category: Adoption Questions
|
|
Adoption is the act of legally and permanently assuming custody of a minor who is not your biological child. The different types of adoption include:
1. Fost-adopt – The child is placed in the care of trained and skilled foster parents.
2. Infant adoption – The child is adopted at birth or during early infancy.
3. International adoption – The adoptive parents adopt a child from a foreign country.
4. Waiting child adoption – This term refers to adopting a non-infant child, most commonly a toddler.
5. Step-child adoption – The child is legally adopted by his or her step-parent.
6. Older child adoption – Adoption of a child over two years of age.
7. Relative adoption – The child is legally adopted by family members who are not his or her own parents.
8. Special needs adoption – This term refers to adopting children who have physical, mental, or emotional abnormalities.
9. Military and overseas adoption – A child is adopted by military personnel or overseas workers.
10. Adult adoption – An adult is adopted by another adult who is not his or her own parent. In this type of adoption, even senior citizens may be adopted by younger adults.
keywords: Adoption | Adopt | Adopting | Adopted | Foster Care | International | Special Needs About the Author:
Annecy Ashburn answers frequently asked adoption questions at PrettyGreatAnswers.com.
--- Grab the Feed for related Questions and Answers. If you'd like to use our questions and answers on your website for content, we've created a simple free tool you can use to create a custom RSS Feed! ---
More
|
