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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. 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.

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. Second-parent adoption - Wikipedia

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   The second-parent adoption or co-parent adoption is a process by which a partner, who is not biologically related to the child, can adopt their partner's biological or adoptive child without terminating the first legal parent's rights. This process is of interest to many couples, as legal parenthood allows the parent's partner to do things such ...

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8. Same-sex adoption - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex adoption is the adoption of children or adults by same-sex couples. It may take the form of a joint adoption by the couple, or of the adoption by one partner of the other's biological child or adult (stepchild adoption). Joint adoption by same-sex couples is permitted in 39 countries.

9. Outline of adoption - Wikipedia

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   Adoption in France – Adoption in France is codified in the French Civil Code in two distinct forms: simple adoption and plenary adoption. Adoption in Guatemala – From 1996 to 2007, Guatemala was one of the major providers for children for international adoption, peaking at 5,577 children adopted in 2007. Since reforms in 2007–8, aimed at ...