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  2. Adoption law - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... Adoption law is the generic area of legal theory, ... Laws vary widely from country to country and in the likes of United States, ...

  3. Adoption - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, embryo adoption is governed by property law rather than by the court systems, in contrast to traditional adoption. Common law adoption: this is an adoption that has not been recognized beforehand by the courts, but where a parent, without resorting to any formal legal process, leaves his or her children with a friend or ...

  4. Adoption Act 1958 - Wikipedia

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    The Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2.c. 5) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that updated and consolidated the law relating to adoption.After receiving royal assent on 18 December 1958 it came into force on 1 April 1959, regulating requirements for adopters, requirements for adoption agencies and the procedure to be used when making or appealing a court decision on adoption.

  5. The Court (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was partially inspired by the work of NAMATI, a charity "dedicated to putting the power of law in the hands of people." [ 2 ] Over 150 tracks were required to complete the song; for certain instruments on the dark-side mix, Blake panned the delay to the right channel and reverb to the left channel.

  6. Cultural variations in adoption - Wikipedia

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    In Arab cultures, if a child is adopted, he or she traditionally does not become a "son" or "daughter", but rather a ward of the adopting caretaker(s). The child's surname is not changed to that of the adopting parent(s), who are publicly recognised as "guardians", making it close to other nations' systems for foster care.

  7. Adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, adoption is the process of creating a legal parent–child relationship between a child and a parent who was not automatically recognized as the child's parent at birth. Most adoptions in the US are adoptions by a step-parent. The second most common type is a foster care adoption. In those cases, the child is unable to ...

  8. Adoption of Children Act 1949 - Wikipedia

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    The Adoption of Children Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 98) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This legislation liberalised various rules concerning adoption. Placement of children for adoption came under the supervision of local authorities, while adopted children were given inheritance rights. [1]

  9. Affiliation (family law) - Wikipedia

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    Affiliation, in France, is a term applied to a species of adoption by which the person adopted succeeds equally with other heirs to the acquired, but not to the inherited, property of the deceased. [1] In India, affiliation cases are decided by section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code.