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2. 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 ...

3. Uniform Adoption Act - Wikipedia

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   § 5-101 Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor § 5-102 Legal consequences of adoption § 5-103 Consent to adoption § 5-104 Jurisdiction and venue § 5-105 Petition for adoption § 5-106 Notice and time of hearing § 5-107 Dispositional hearing § 5-108 Decree of adoption ARTICLE 6. RECORDS OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING: RETENTION, CONFIDENTIALITY ...

4. Adoption - Wikipedia

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   Adoption was a customary practice of the Roman Empire that enabled peaceful transitions of power. While the modern form of adoption emerged in the United States, forms of the practice appeared throughout history. The Code of Hammurabi, for example, details the rights of adopters and the responsibilities of adopted individuals at length.

5. How much an adoption costs and 4 ways to pay for it - AOL

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   On average, it costs under $2,800 to adopt a child from foster care. Independent adoption through an attorney costs between $25,000 and $45,000. These estimates include fees for home study, the ...

6. Same-sex adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   On November 16, V.L. petitioned the United States Supreme Court to allow her to see her children while she appealed. On December 14, the Supreme Court granted her request for a stay of the ruling pending their disposition of V.L.'s petition for a writ of certiorari. This was the first adoption case that reached the Supreme Court after Obergefell v.

7. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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   ASFA was enacted in a bipartisan manner to correct problems inherent within the foster care system that deterred adoption and led to foster care drift. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, [1] although they had not been anticipated when that law was passed, as states decided to interpret that law as requiring biological ...