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- 19:28, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+736) . . N Finalization Hearing (Created page with "'''Finalization Hearing''': A court hearing where in most states an adoption becomes final. Usually, the adoptive parents and the child to be adopted go to court with the adop...") (current)
- 19:27, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+180) . . N Filiation (Created page with "'''Filiation''': The condition or fact of being the child of a particular parent, as in the judicial determination of the maternity or paternity of a child. Category: Gloss...") (current)
- 19:27, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+264) . . N Fictive Kin (Created page with "'''Fictive Kin''': A term used to refer to individuals that are unrelated by either birth or marriage, who have an emotionally significant relationship with another individual...") (current)
- 19:26, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+500) . . N Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Created page with "'''Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)''': This term refers to certain birth defects, and serious, life-long mental and emotional impairments that may be suffered by a child as the r...")
- 19:09, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . N FAS (Created page with "'''FAS''': See: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Category: Glossary")
- 19:07, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+448) . . N Family Preservation (Created page with "'''Family Preservation''': A social service program that is in effect in most states, which is designed to keep families together by providing support and intervention service...") (current)
- 19:06, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,912) . . N Facilitators (Created page with "'''Facilitators''': Individuals that are not licensed as adoption agencies or licensed as attorneys, and who are engaged in the matching of birth parents with adoptive parents...") (current)
- 19:04, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . N Extended Family (Created page with "'''Extended Family''': The relatives of an individual, both by blood and by marriage, other than its immediate family, such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. Cate...") (current)
- 19:03, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+404) . . N Equitable Adoption (Created page with "'''Equitable Adoption''': The legal process that is used in some states to establish inheritance rights for a child when the prospective adoptive parent had entered into an or...") (current)
- 19:02, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+93) . . N Employer Assistance (Created page with "'''Employer Assistance''': See: Employer Adoption Benefit Package Category: Glossary") (current)
- 19:01, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+882) . . N Employer Adoption Benefit Package (Created page with "'''Employer Adoption Benefit Package''': Adoption benefits provided to employees as part of an employer-sponsored benefit program, which are included within their employment c...") (current)
- 19:00, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+638) . . N Emotional Disturbance (Created page with "'''Emotional Disturbance''': Severe, pervasive or chronic emotional/affective condition which prevents a child from performing everyday tasks. This condition is characterized ...") (current)
- 18:59, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,356) . . N Down Syndrome (Created page with "'''Down Syndrome''': A genetic disorder that is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome, which results in varying degrees of physical and mental abnormality. Physical ch...")
- 18:58, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+484) . . N Dossier (Created page with "'''Dossier''': When used in the context of adoption, this term refers to a set of appropriately authenticated and translated legal documents which are used in international ad...") (current)
- 18:57, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+157) . . N Domestic Adoption (Created page with "'''Domestic Adoption''': An adoption that involves adoptive parents and a child that are citizens and residents of the United States. Category: Glossary") (current)
- 18:56, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,046) . . N DNA Testing (Created page with "'''DNA Testing''': DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic blueprint that determines a person's biological characteristics. DNA is located in the cell of the human body. Up...") (current)
- 18:55, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+361) . . N Disruption (Created page with "'''Disruption''': This term generally refers to an adoption that for some reason has not become final, even though the adoptive parents were identified as the parents to adopt...") (current)
- 18:53, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Disclosure (Created page with "'''Disclosure''': The release or transmittal of previously hidden, confidential or unknown information. Category: Glossary") (current)
- 18:53, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Disclosed Adoption (current)
- 18:52, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+126) . . N Disclosed Adoption (Created page with "'''Disclosure'': The release or transmittal of previously hidden, confidential or unknown information. Category: Glossary")
- 18:52, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+689) . . N Developmental Disability (Created page with "'''Developmental Disability''': This term refers to a severe and chronic impairment, which can be attributed to one or more mental or physical impairments which will require s...")
- 18:50, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+291) . . N Dependent Child (Created page with "'''Dependent Child''': This term generally refers to a child who has been placed in the legal custody of either the state or the county foster care system by the courts, usual...") (current)
- 18:49, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+453) . . N Department of Vital Records (Created page with "'''Department of Vital Records''': The government department in each state that issues and maintains the official birth certificates and death certificates of individuals that...") (current)
- 18:41, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+709) . . N Decree of Adoption (Created page with "'''Decree of Adoption''': The document that a judge signs to finalize an adoption. It formally creates the parent-child relationship between the adoptive parents and the adopt...") (current)
- 18:40, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+511) . . N De Facto (Created page with "'''De Facto''': A term meaning "in actual fact," regardless of legal or normative standards, and refers to an action or a state of affairs, which for all practical purposes, m...") (current)
- 18:39, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . N De Facto Adoption (Created page with "'''De Facto Adoption''': See: Equitable Adoption Category: Glossary") (current)
- 18:37, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+310) . . N Custodial Parent (Created page with "'''Custodial Parent''': A parent that has the legal right to the physical custody of its child, either under the provisions of a state law granting custody, or under the provi...") (current)
- 18:35, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+57) . . N CP (Created page with "'''CP''': See: Cerebral Palsy Category: Glossary") (current)
- 18:35, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+847) . . N Co-Parenting (Created page with "'''Co-Parenting''': When used in the context of adoption, this term can have the following meanings: advertisement 1. A long-term, formal or informal, agreement or plan to he...") (current)
- 18:33, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+826) . . N Cooperative Adoption (Created page with "'''Cooperative Adoption''': Cooperative adoption refers to arrangements that allow some kind of contact between adoptive families and members of the adopted child's birth fami...") (current)
- 18:31, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+909) . . N Conservator (Created page with "'''Conservator''': A legal term that is used to describe an individual who is appointed by the court to manage the financial assets and affairs of and individuals that is unde...") (current)
- 11:52, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+39,732) . . N Idaho (Created page with "=Adoption Laws= ==Consent to Adoption== '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Citation: Ann. Stat. § 16-1504 Consent to adoption is required from: *Both parents or the surv...")
- 08:15, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+41,963) . . Georgia
- 07:47, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+37,967) . . N Hawaii (Created page with "=Adoption Laws= ==Consent to Adoption== '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Citation: Rev. Stat. § 578-2(a) Written consent to a proposed adoption must be executed by: *T...")
- 07:18, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+55,289) . . N Florida (Created page with "=Adoption Laws= ==Consent to Adoption== '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Citation: Ann. Stat. § 63.062 A petition to terminate parental rights pending adoption may be ...")
- 06:32, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . Adopting from Albania (→The Process)
- 06:29, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Adopting from Albania (→The Process)
- 06:28, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Adopting from Albania (→The Process)
- 06:23, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . Adopting from Afghanistan (→Who Can Be Adopted)
- 06:22, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . Adopting from Afghanistan (→The Process)
- 06:20, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . Adopting from Afghanistan (→The Process)
- 06:17, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Adopting from Albania (→After Adoption)
- 06:16, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Adopting from Albania (→After Adoption)
- 06:14, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,817) . . Adopting from Albania (→After Adoption)
- 06:12, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . Adopting from Albania (→Traveling Abroad)
- 06:09, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+132) . . Adopting from Albania (→Traveling Abroad)
- 06:08, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,969) . . Adopting from Albania (→Traveling Abroad)
- 06:03, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . Adopting from Albania (→The Process)
- 05:56, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Adopting from Albania (→The Process)
- 05:53, 1 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Adopting from Albania (→How to Adopt)
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