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  • Who Am I? Where Am I Going?
    ...more about birth parents, become interested in specific facts about birth relatives, or wish to search for or meet them.
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  • How to Adopt from Armenia
    ...ctive parents grant this power of attorney to individuals whom they trust, relatives, friends or acquaintances.
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  • Arizona
    *The availability of relatives, the child’s current or former [[Foster Parents|foster parents]], or othe
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  • Arkansas
    ...tempt to match the adult [[adopted]] person and the birth parents or other relatives. The processing shall include research from agency records, when available, ...that the [[adopted]] person thereafter is a stranger to his or her former relatives for all purposes including inheritance.
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  • California
    ...visitation between the child and a birth parent or parents and other birth relatives, including siblings, and the child’s Indian Tribe if the case is governed ...isions for future contact between a birth parent or parents or other birth relatives, including siblings, or both, and the child or an [[Adoptive Parent|adoptiv
    63 KB (10,047 words) - 05:24, 14 February 2018
  • Child Neglect (Glossary)
    Physicians, nurses, day care teachers, relatives, and neighbors are often the first to suspect and report [[Child Neglect|ch
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  • Colorado
    ...indicating medical information about the birth parent or other biological relatives. ...]] to determine the whereabouts of such individual’s unknown relative or relatives. No one shall seek to determine the whereabouts of a relative who is younge
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  • Connecticut
    *Health history of the birth parents and blood relatives ...ave any rights of inheritance from or through the birth parent(s) or their relatives.
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  • Delaware
    ...her birth parents and their relatives. The rights of the birth parents or relatives to inherit from the child also shall cease. Adoption of the child by the sp ...their relatives, and the [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s) and their relatives shall at the same time acquire the right to inherit from the [[adopted]] ch
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  • Leo Tolstoy
    ...ied when he was two and his father when he was nine. He was then raised by relatives, first a grandmother, who died, then an aunt, who also died, and finally an
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  • Who Can Adopt from Bahamas, The
    ...the child except for cases of relative [[adoption]]. The Bahamas requires relatives who pursue [[adoption]] to be at least 18 years of age.
    1 KB (214 words) - 01:00, 20 August 2014
  • Austria and the Hague Convention
    ...tion]] cases from [[Austria]], including adoptions of Austrian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
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  • Adoption Parenting: Teenage Years Part 2
    ...Persons|adopted persons]] want only to search for the identities of birth relatives. Not all want to take the next step of contacting and meeting those family
    15 KB (2,309 words) - 13:58, 22 January 2015
  • Belgium and the Hague Convention
    ...ption]] cases from [[Belgium]], including adoptions of Belgian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    1 KB (170 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2014
  • Preschool: Communication About Adoption
    ...ct between the child (adoptee) and his or her birth parents or other birth relatives. Like not keeping [[adoption]] a secret, an [[Open Adoption|open adoption]] ...y parties.”) Help your preschooler see that these other “parents” or relatives are
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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Hague Convention
    ...d duties of the [[adopted]] child and his/her biological parents and other relatives. A partial [[adoption]] does not irrevocably terminate the biological pare
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  • Who Can Adopt from Bosnia and Herzegovina
    # Relatives of the first bloodline.
    2 KB (345 words) - 21:30, 25 August 2014
  • Adopting from Brazil
    ::2. [[Extended Family|Extended family]] and other immediate relatives will have priority to [[adopt]] a child.
    11 KB (1,593 words) - 06:20, 1 July 2021
  • Teenage Years: Communicating with Your Teenager About Adoption
    ...Persons|adopted persons]] want only to search for the identities of birth relatives. Not all want to take the next step of contacting and meeting those family
    9 KB (1,384 words) - 13:59, 22 January 2015
  • Adoption Parenting: Young Adults Part 2
    *Searching for Birth Relatives (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_search.cfm) *Searching for Birth Relatives (list of [[organizations]]) (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_d
    7 KB (941 words) - 17:24, 27 August 2014
  • Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
    ...s. The doctor or mental health professional should also talk to your close relatives or spouse about your symptoms and family medical history.
    5 KB (790 words) - 17:35, 28 August 2014
  • Bipolar Disorder: Living With
    ...n be difficult for spouses, family members, friends, and other caregivers. Relatives and friends often have to cope with the person's serious behavioral problem
    4 KB (727 words) - 17:49, 28 August 2014
  • Canada and the Hague Convention
    ...ion]] cases from [[Canada]], including adoptions of [[Canada]] children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    1 KB (149 words) - 21:32, 2 September 2014
  • Who Can Adopt from Canada
    ...from [[Canada]]. There are some very limited exceptions, usually involving relatives of the children. Contact the provincial [[adoption]] authorities (see Conta
    1 KB (192 words) - 21:34, 2 September 2014
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Chile
    ...ble children with prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]. Blood relatives are always given priority, followed by unrelated Chilean families, then non
    2 KB (327 words) - 23:53, 2 September 2014
  • Who Can Adopt from Cyprus
    At least one parent must be 25 years old. If the adopting parents are relatives of the child, one of them must be at least 21 years old.
    2 KB (259 words) - 21:15, 7 October 2014
  • Adopting from Cyprus
    ...option]] cases from [[Cyprus]], including adoptions of Cypriot children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    7 KB (1,043 words) - 04:14, 18 February 2018
  • Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Deciding Whether Intercountry Adoption is Right For Your Family
    ====Adoption of Relatives==== ...on to the United States under all the same criteria as unrelated children. Relatives may be able to [[adopt]] if the children qualify as orphans or Convention a
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  • Who Can Be Adopted from Egypt
    ...whose parents are incapable of taking care of them and who do not have any relatives to take the parents' place. In this case the [[Foster Parent|foster parent]
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  • How to Adopt from France
    ...doption]] cases from [[France]], including adoptions of French children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American ...doption]] cases from [[France]], including adoptions of French children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    10 KB (1,634 words) - 05:51, 1 November 2014
  • Adopting from France
    ...doption]] cases from [[France]], including adoptions of French children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American ...doption]] cases from [[France]], including adoptions of French children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    9 KB (1,249 words) - 04:28, 19 February 2018
  • Germany and the Hague Convention
    ...option]] cases from [[Germany]], including adoptions of German children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by U.S. cit
    2 KB (257 words) - 06:34, 1 November 2014
  • Georgia
    ...s records pertaining to an [[adopted]] person or the biological parents or relatives of the biological parents of the [[adopted]] person. ...ll legal relationships between the [[adopted]] person and his or her birth relatives, including rights of inheritance.
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  • Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Additional Resources
    '''State Factsheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children''' ...resources, public policy, and events of interest to grandparents and other relatives raising children
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  • Adoption Disruption and Dissolution Statistics
    Lack of social support, particularly from relatives (Feigelman & Silverman, 1984; Barth & Berry, 1988) Children placed with relatives had a lower risk of [[disruption]].
    19 KB (2,621 words) - 17:56, 9 December 2014
  • Foster Care Statistics 2012
    ...to [[reunite]] with their parents or primary caregivers or live with other relatives or who left with other outcomes.
    10 KB (1,527 words) - 17:52, 9 December 2014
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Iran
    ...e of a public institution without any contact from any of the above listed relatives for three full years.
    2 KB (346 words) - 00:22, 16 January 2015
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Italy
    ...e minor who is deprived of moral and material assistance by the parents or relatives, who are considered responsible for his/her support, is considered abandone
    2 KB (331 words) - 06:36, 3 February 2015
  • Adopting from Italy
    ...to assist in these rare cases, including adoptions of Italian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    9 KB (1,264 words) - 14:58, 29 June 2021
  • Malta and the Hague Convention
    ...doption]] cases from [[Malta]], including adoptions of Maltese children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by U.S. cit
    3 KB (485 words) - 04:40, 16 February 2015
  • How to Adopt from Mexico
    ...exico]] should note that the DIF makes every effort to place children with relatives or Mexican citizens living in [[Mexico]] before making intercountry placeme
    20 KB (3,061 words) - 11:42, 8 July 2021
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Moldova
    Intercountry adoptions are permitted in exceptional cases, when no relatives or other Moldovan families are able to [[adopt]] orphans or become their gu
    2 KB (236 words) - 18:08, 19 February 2015
  • How to Adopt from Moldova
    ...hat the child has not been visited by anyone, including known or suspected relatives, for at least the last six months.
    14 KB (2,066 words) - 11:44, 8 July 2021
  • Netherlands and the Hague Convention
    ...] cases from the [[Netherlands]], including adoptions of Dutch children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    1 KB (166 words) - 18:58, 5 March 2015
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Nigeria
    ...ate has found that parents in [[Nigeria]] may relinquish their children to relatives living in the United States strictly in order to afford the children the ab
    4 KB (546 words) - 02:02, 6 March 2015
  • Norway and the Hague Convention
    ...tion]] cases from [[Norway]], including adoptions of Norwegian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    1 KB (175 words) - 05:38, 6 March 2015
  • How to Adopt from Norway
    ...tion]] cases from [[Norway]], including adoptions of Norwegian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    10 KB (1,565 words) - 13:16, 8 July 2021
  • Adopting from Norway
    ...tion]] cases from [[Norway]], including adoptions of Norwegian children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    7 KB (1,092 words) - 02:08, 21 February 2018
  • Who Can Adopt from South Africa
    ...f the case. In addition, family members will be given preference over non-relatives, regardless of age.
    2 KB (241 words) - 17:47, 27 March 2015
  • How to Adopt from South Africa
    ...ENTS REQUIRED:''' Due to the South African order of precedence (preferring relatives, then South African citizens, and then foreigners) for adopting orphans, th
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  • Who Can Be Adopted from Philippines
    '''NOTE:''' The [[adoption]] of relatives is common in Philippine culture. Learn more about [https://travel.state.gov
    2 KB (340 words) - 05:17, 10 July 2021
  • Sweden and the Hague Convention
    ...the foreign prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] were either relatives or other persons with pre-existing ties to the child. In either case, the ...doption]] cases from [[Sweden]] in which a Swedish child is [[adopted]] by relatives in the United States or by person(s) in the United States with other strong
    2 KB (313 words) - 04:57, 2 April 2015
  • Adopting from Syria
    ...s parents have died, children are often taken in to be cared for by other relatives.
    8 KB (1,169 words) - 02:48, 21 February 2018
  • Adopting from Somalia
    ...hildren are indeed orphaned or abandoned, they are often taken in by other relatives. During times of crisis, it can also be exceptionally difficult to fulfill
    8 KB (1,228 words) - 13:48, 17 June 2021
  • Spain and the Hague Convention
    ...doption]] cases from [[Spain]], including adoptions of Spanish children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    2 KB (258 words) - 03:48, 30 March 2015
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Spain
    ...cendents or immediate blood relatives, and may not [[adopt]] second-degree relatives (i.e. niece, nephew) by blood or marriage, unless they are orphans.
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  • How to Adopt from Uzbekistan
    ...of [[Uzbekistan]] or [[adopted]] by his/her relatives regardless of those relatives’ citizenship and domicile. '''Please note:''' All U.S. public documents
    10 KB (1,552 words) - 05:30, 6 April 2015
  • Switzerland and the Hague Convention
    ...ion]] cases from [[Switzerland]], including adoptions of Swiss children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    2 KB (356 words) - 05:38, 2 April 2015
  • How to Adopt from Switzerland
    ...ion]] cases from [[Switzerland]], including adoptions of Swiss children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    12 KB (1,872 words) - 05:53, 2 April 2015
  • Adopting from Switzerland
    ...ion]] cases from [[Switzerland]], including adoptions of Swiss children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
    8 KB (1,228 words) - 02:48, 21 February 2018
  • Who Can Be Adopted from Tanzania
    ...ork with the Police Department to confirm whether the child has any living relatives. In circumstances where family members are located, formal written consent '''[[Abandonment]] Requirements:''' In circumstances where no living relatives can be located, the Police Department will issue a Certificate of [[Abandon
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  • United Kingdom and the Hague Convention
    ...rare [[adoption]] cases from the UK, including adoptions of UK children by relatives in the United States. This information may also be useful to U.S. citizens
    2 KB (288 words) - 19:13, 2 April 2015
  • Who Can Be Adopted from United Kingdom
    In certain circumstances UK authorities may place the child with relatives who live abroad under a fostering arrangement prior to possible [[adoption]
    3 KB (514 words) - 19:20, 2 April 2015
  • How to Adopt from United Kingdom
    ...untry of origin in intercountry [[adoption]]. Adoptions typically involve relatives or those with strong connections to the child.
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  • Who Can Be Adopted from Tonga
    ...ive Parents|adoptive parents]], and almost all are arranged either between relatives, by close friends, or through religious institutions. Please note that in
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  • Trinidad and Tobago and the Hague Convention
    ...nerable to [[revocation]] by the courts if the biological parents or other relatives subsequently petition the courts for a change of [[guardianship]].
    3 KB (376 words) - 04:05, 5 April 2015
  • Turkey and the Hague Convention
    ...ncluding adoptions of Turkish children by Turkish-American dual nationals, relatives in the United States, or adoptions from third countries by Americans living
    2 KB (271 words) - 05:28, 5 April 2015
  • How to Adopt from Turkey
    ...tection Agency. The agency currently only allows private adoptions between relatives. The process of immigrating [[adopted]] relatives to United States is the same. The identity documents and contact informatio
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  • How to Adopt from Uganda
    ...o submit information about children that were placed in their care. Living relatives are generally asked to provide affidavits about the child's circumstances a ::::11. Affidavits from birth relatives or persons who know about the child's background or circumstances;
    19 KB (2,946 words) - 03:17, 6 April 2015
  • Venezuela and the Hague Convention
    # Relatives # Friend of relatives
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  • How to Adopt from Zimbabwe
    ::::5. Three or four references from non-relatives of the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] (required as part
    13 KB (1,956 words) - 05:35, 7 April 2015
  • Florida
    ...elationships between the [[adopted]] person and the [[adopted]] person’s relatives, except that rights of inheritance shall be as provided in the Florida Prob ...Parental Rights|parental rights]] terminated or other specified biological relatives.
    54 KB (8,601 words) - 05:36, 14 February 2018
  • Hawaii
    ...option or implement other placement requirements that give a preference to relatives provided that the department has information as to the identity of the newb ...eritance between the [[adopted]] person and the legal parent and the legal relatives of the parent shall continue.
    37 KB (5,869 words) - 05:39, 14 February 2018
  • Extended Family
    '''Extended Family''': The relatives of an individual, both by blood and by marriage, other than its immediate f
    191 B (27 words) - 19:04, 1 February 2014
  • Foster Care (Glossary)
    ...hospitalized, social services might put the child in emergency care until relatives could be contacted or a longer-term foster home found. Respite or relief ca
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  • Illinois
    ...nd the value of preserving family ties between the child and the child’s relatives, including siblings ...ntal health histories of the child, the birth parents, and their immediate relatives
    54 KB (8,465 words) - 05:41, 14 February 2018
  • Kentucky
    ...other nonidentifying background information of the birth parents and blood relatives of the [[adopted]] person shall be given to the [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive
    42 KB (6,489 words) - 05:46, 14 February 2018
  • Louisiana
    Upon adoption, the birth parents and birth relatives of the [[adopted]] person are relieved of all of their legal duties and div ...ight of the child to inherit from his or her birth parents and other birth relatives is unaffected by the adoption.
    56 KB (8,844 words) - 05:47, 14 February 2018
  • Michigan
    *The child is being cared for by relatives.
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  • Minnesota
    ...es, or contact with former [[Foster Parents|foster parents]] or biological relatives ...ion or to implement other placement requirements that give a preference to relatives if the agency does not have information as to the identity of the child, th
    54 KB (8,615 words) - 05:56, 14 February 2018
  • Mississippi
    The birth parents and their relatives shall not inherit by or through the [[adopted]] child, except for a birth p
    39 KB (6,283 words) - 05:57, 14 February 2018
  • Nebraska
    *The fact that an agency may assist the [[adopted]] person in searching for relatives ...gency or the department may assist the [[adopted]] person in searching for relatives
    38 KB (5,938 words) - 06:25, 14 February 2018
  • Nevada
    ...ld’s property. The child shall not owe his or her birth parents or their relatives any legal duty, nor shall he or she inherit from his or her birth parents o ...ll inherit from his or her [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s) or their relatives as though he or she were the birth child of such parent(s).
    54 KB (8,533 words) - 06:26, 14 February 2018
  • New Hampshire
    *Blood relatives ...mation relating to the [[adopted]] person, the birth parents, or the blood relatives. The department or the agency shall delete any information from the health
    48 KB (7,648 words) - 02:12, 15 February 2018
  • New Jersey
    ...tion, or to implement other placement requirements that give preference to relatives if the division does not have information as to the identity of the child,
    42 KB (6,756 words) - 02:15, 15 February 2018
  • New Mexico
    ...ucted on all prospective [[Foster Parents|foster parents]] and other adult relatives and nonrelatives residing in the prospective [[Foster Parent|foster parent] ...d on all prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] and other adult relatives and nonrelatives residing in the prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive par
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  • New York
    *The child is being cared for by a relative or relatives.
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  • Kinship Care (Glossary)
    ...number of federal and state court rulings that recognize both the right of relatives to act as [[Foster Parents|foster parents]] and their right to receive fina
    3 KB (464 words) - 18:57, 28 May 2015
  • North Dakota
    *The health history of the birth parents and blood relatives ...that the [[adopted]] person thereafter is a stranger to his or her former relatives for all purposes, including inheritance.
    41 KB (6,636 words) - 02:27, 15 February 2018
  • Ohio
    *The child is orphaned, and there are no relatives of the child who are able to take permanent [[custody]]. ...on and the [[adopted]] person’s birth parents or other legal parents and relatives, for all purposes including inheritance.
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  • Oregon
    *Names and contact information for four references, two of whom may be relatives of the applicant, who can attest to the character and ability of the applic ...partment’s diligent efforts to identify, contact, and place a child with relatives and to place siblings together
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  • Pennsylvania
    ...s to provide an option for [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] and birth relatives to enter into a voluntary agreement for ongoing communication or contact th ...th birth relatives and other persons who routinely interact with the birth relatives who may significantly affect the child's best interests
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  • Rhode Island
    *Surviving relatives of a deceased [[adopted]] person ...the [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s) and their lineal and collateral relatives from the child.
    38 KB (6,103 words) - 02:54, 15 February 2018
  • South Dakota
    *The health history of the birth parents and blood relatives
    38 KB (6,013 words) - 02:58, 15 February 2018
  • Tennessee
    *The birth parent or legal relatives ...nformation about the [[adopted]] person and such person’s birth or legal relatives that may include:
    51 KB (8,216 words) - 02:59, 15 February 2018
  • Texas
    ...Family and Protective Services is not required to conduct a search for the relatives of a child for whom the department assumes care, control, and [[custody]] u ...and distribution, inherit from and through the adopting parents and their relatives, and the adopting parents and their family may inherit from and through suc
    49 KB (7,682 words) - 03:00, 15 February 2018
  • Virginia
    *The child’s parent, guardian, or relatives have not come forward to identify the child and claim a relationship to the
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  • Washington
    *The child’s possible questions about birth parents and relatives ...s to be contacted by his or her birth parents, birth siblings, other birth relatives, or a [[Confidential Intermediary|confidential intermediary]].
    49 KB (7,729 words) - 03:05, 15 February 2018
  • Wisconsin
    ...t|adoptive parent]] or parents of a child reside in this State and are not relatives of the child, a parent having [[custody]] of a child and the proposed [[Ado ...optive parent]] or parents of a child reside outside the State and are not relatives of the child, a [[Custodial Parent|custodial parent]] and the proposed [[Ad
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  • Wyoming
    ...all inherit from the adoptive person’s estate as if they were his or her relatives.
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  • Post-Reunion Issues
    ...e of feelings from euphoria to despair possible after the reunion of birth relatives. Family members in reunion may feel a "let down" or a range of feelings inc
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  • Reunion
    ...efer to a personal meeting between an adoptee and one or more of its birth relatives.
    140 B (23 words) - 00:14, 16 February 2014
  • Severance of Parental Rights
    ...where the birth parents of the child in question may be deceased, then the relatives who have custody may provide voluntary consent for the [[adoption]]. The te
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  • Voluntary Reunion Registry
    ...o so, to register themselves in a voluntary registry of adoptees and birth relatives.
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  • Waiting Children (Glossary)
    ...[[Foster Parents|foster parents]]. The other children were [[adopted]] by relatives, by people unrelated to them and by stepparents. 86 percent of the families
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  • Pierce Brosnan and Adoption
    Brosnan's parents separated when he was a baby and he was raised by relatives in [[Ireland]] while his mother went to London to train as a nurse. In 1964 [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Rita Mae Brown and Adoption
    ...married woman who left her in an orphanage. She was soon placed with birth relatives who adopted her. She was raised in poverty on a farm in the rural South and [[Category: Relatives]]
    2 KB (244 words) - 04:43, 4 March 2018
  • Camilo Castelo Branco and Adoption
    Castelo Branco was born illegitimate in Lisbon, and raised by relatives after being orphaned as a very young child. [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Alexandra Dyonysievna Danilova and Adoption
    ...hen she was three. She and her older sister were then brought up either by relatives, her godmother, or [[Foster Parents|foster parents]], and Alexandra was the [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Peter Finch and Adoption
    ...legal father when he was two and sent abroad to live with a succession of relatives and friends, in boarding schools and communes in [[France]], [[India]], [[S
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  • Ruth May Fox and Adoption
    ...ut eight she was raised by a succession of other LDS families, friends and relatives. [[Category: Relatives]]
    2 KB (318 words) - 04:57, 4 March 2018
  • Kenneth Grahame and Adoption
    ...as five. His alcoholic father sent him and his three siblings to live with relatives. There was a trial year when he tried again to raise them himself, but it
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  • Alexander Hamilton and Adoption
    ...bandoned the family on St. Croix. They then went to live with his mother's relatives. She died in 1768, but he and his older brother were left destitute after h
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  • Eric Hobsbawm and Adoption
    ...n he was 12 and 14 years old, in central Europe, and he was then raised by relatives. He came to England after Hitler came to power, and was educated at Cambrid [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Andrew Jackson and Adoption
    ...pox, in 1781. Jackson was now still only 14 and an [[orphan]] with no near relatives.
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  • Thomas Jackson (Stonewall) and Adoption
    ...her husband disliked her children and little Thomas was sent to live with relatives. His mother in any case died in 1831, leaving Thomas an [[orphan]] at the a [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Edmund Kean and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
    3 KB (425 words) - 05:07, 27 February 2018
  • Anna Leonowens and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
    2 KB (304 words) - 16:15, 15 May 2014
  • Ellis Lloyd and Adoption
    Lloyd's parents died when he was nine and he was then raised by relatives. [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Catherine McAuley and Adoption
    ...s, but when she was 18 she was adopted by a Mr. and Mrs. Callahan, distant relatives, who were childless and wealthy. They, too, were Protestants, but McAuley c [[Category: Relatives]]
    2 KB (308 words) - 16:03, 19 May 2014
  • Mary Therese McCarthy and Adoption
    McCarthy was born in Seattle and orphaned when she was six. She was raised by relatives who abused her, before being taken from them by sympathetic grandparents. S [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Thaddeus McCarthy and Adoption
    McCarthy's mother died when he was 10 and his father when he was 14. Relatives then sent him to boarding school.
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  • Foster Parent
    ...n [[Foster Care|foster care]] is in need of shelter and support, and if no relatives can provide a suitable home, child welfare must provide one. While this hom
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  • Jewish Adoption
    ...Hebrew name of one of the [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]' deceased relatives. In the more Orthodox circles, a conversion would have to be performed firs
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  • Reunite
    ...or a combination of the two. Adoptees may want to reunite with their birth relatives to gain their genetic and medical history, to learn about the culture they
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  • Ebenezer Rees and Adoption
    Rees was orphaned as a boy and raised by maternal relatives in Cwmtwrch, South Wales. He had little formal education and became a coal
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  • Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Tito and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy and Adoption
    ...ied when he was two and his father when he was nine. He was then raised by relatives, first a grandmother, who died, then an aunt, who also died, and finally an [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • How to Adopt from Kenya
    ...ndoned or relinquished child to a children's home. After six months, if no relatives can be located and no one has come forward to claim the child, a licensed K
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  • Who Can Adopt from Kenya
    ...ective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] who are adopting direct blood relatives with whom they already have a familial relationship. Prospective [[Adoptive
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  • Arnold Weinstock and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Marcus Whitman and Adoption
    ...his mother sent him and his four brothers and sisters away to be raised by relatives. He was away for 10 years. [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Who Can Be Adopted from Kenya
    ...ndoned or relinquished child to a children's home. After six months, if no relatives can be located and no one has come forward to claim the child, a licensed K
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  • How to Adopt from Malaysia
    ...s]] may identify a prospective adoptive child privately through friends or relatives in [[Malaysia]] or through the national Social Welfare Department. Once the
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  • Mauritania and the Hague Convention
    ...is/her children, Mauritanian law gives a strict sequence of eligible blood relatives for [[guardianship]]. However, it is up to the discretion of a judge to det
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  • Ethiopian Adoption Background
    ...ssy also received evidence of unethical recruitment of children from birth relatives and cases involving known birth parents from whom [[Parental Rights|parenta
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  • Hawai'ian Royal Families and Adoption
    ...ships are also confused by the extremely common practice of marrying close relatives, including half-sisters, first cousins, aunts, etc., but these relationship ...Kaluaiku Kapa'akea and Ali'i Analea Keohokaloe'e, many were [[adopted]] by relatives: James Kali-o-kalani, 1835-1852 was [[adopted]] by his maternal grandfather
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  • Pomare Dynasty and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Saigo Siro and Adoption
    [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Tecumseh and Adoption
    ...9 their mother left him and his seven brothers and sisters to be raised by relatives, including Chief Blackfish, who also fostered or [[adopted]] several white [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Tenskwatawa and Adoption
    ...) before they were born and their mother left them in 1779 to be raised by relatives, including older brothers and sisters (one of whom was the future Chief [[T [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Paora Kingi Delamere and Adoption
    ...ssed and judged invalid. After the chief died Delamere was raised by other relatives. In 1905 he left home to become an agricultural worker, boat builder and co [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson and Adoption
    ...her husband disliked her children and little Thomas was sent to live with relatives. His mother in any case died in 1831, leaving Thomas an orphan at the age o [[Category: Relatives]]
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  • Pei Te Hurinui Jones and Adoption
    ...his first wife had at least three [[Tamaiti Whangai|tamaiti whangai]] from relatives.
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  • Adoption Parenting: Preschool Part 2
    ...ct between the child (adoptee) and his or her birth parents or other birth relatives. Like not keeping [[adoption]] a secret, an [[Open Adoption|open adoption]] ...y parties.”) Help your preschooler see that these other “parents” or relatives are
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  • Adoption Parenting: Grade School Part 2
    ...these with sensitivity and respect. Seeing that you value his or her birth relatives or previous caretakers will help your child feel better about him- or herse
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  • Algeria and the Hague Convention
    ...child has a known parent, the [[guardian]] can only be selected from blood relatives of the child (i.e., the child's next of kin). Obviously, if a child's paren
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  • Adoption Parenting: Young Adults
    ...t groups may provide help with the decision of whether to search for birth relatives.
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  • Young Adults: Managing Adoption Issues
    ...t groups may provide help with the decision of whether to search for birth relatives.
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  • Young Adults: Additional Resources
    *Searching for Birth Relatives (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_search.cfm) *Searching for Birth Relatives (list of [[organizations]]) (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_d
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  • Grade School: Communicating about Adoption
    ...these with sensitivity and respect. Seeing that you value his or her birth relatives or previous caretakers will help your child feel better about him- or herse
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  • Trends Toward Increasing Openness
    ...tion about their genetic background and the medical history of their birth relatives. The surrounding secrecy often created a sense of shame.
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  • Deciding Whether Open Adoption Is Right for Your Family
    *What role will our child’s birth parents (and/or other birth relatives) play in our child’s life?
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  • Denmark and the Hague Conventon
    ...option]] cases from [[Denmark]], including adoptions of Danish children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
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  • Intercountry Adoption From Hauge and Non-Hauge Convention Countries: Frequently Asked Questions About Intercountry Adoption
    ...their children in safely navigating the Internet if they search for birth relatives and how the family can navigate any newly established relationships with th
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  • Finding and Using Postadoption Services: Changing Needs for Support at Different Ages and Developmental Stages
    ...nsider parenting, they may find themselves wanting to reconnect with birth relatives or know more about their genetic history. Consequently, an [[adopted]] pers
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  • Denmark and the Hague Convention
    ...option]] cases from [[Denmark]], including adoptions of Danish children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
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  • Using Social Media for Contact With Birth Families
    ...reactions, including rejection. In addition, professionals encourage birth relatives to gradually make contacts and get to know each other slowly.'''8''' While ...information, see Child Welfare Information Gateway’s Searching for Birth Relatives, available at https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_search.cfm''
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  • Impact of Adoption on Adoptive Parents: Issues Related to the Type of Adoption or Age of Child
    ...lar, or holiday visits with the birth mother, birth father, or other birth relatives. ...ften, there is little reliable information about the child’s background, relatives, or medical history. Parents should be prepared to deal with such unknowns
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  • Impact of Adoption on Adoptive Parents: Impact of (Adoptive) Parenting
    ...ns, how much of the child’s story to share, and how to inform or educate relatives and friends about adoption can reinforce the new identity of parents and ch
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  • Finding and Using Postadoption Services: Postadoption Issues That Adoptive Families Often Encounter
    ...e want information about their birth family and/or to reconnect with birth relatives. Today’s technology, including the Internet, can provide easier and faste ...Child at http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_ transition.cfm) In addition, relatives and kin who [[adopt]] their relative children may need information and supp
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  • How to Adopt from Eritrea
    ...ch children, as well as for adoptions conducted directly between the birth relatives and the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]], the application ::::8. Three letters of reference from friends, relatives, church, or other sources qualified to assess prospective [[Adoptive Parent
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  • How to Adopt from Ethiopia
    ...ns|relative adoptions]]:''' Ethiopian-Americans who are adopting orphaned relatives do not have to come to [[Ethiopia]] to process their adoptions. They can h ...ving relatives, the court will hold a first hearing in order to obtain the relatives’ legal consent to the [[adoption]]. One to two weeks later, the court wi
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  • Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption: Understanding Adoption
    ...ho are affected by adoption decisions, such as expectant fathers and other relatives, also may find this factsheet useful for answering their questions. ...nvolved (your child, you and your family members, the birth father and his relatives, and the adoptive family). Once an adoption is legally finalized, it is per
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  • Frequently Asked Questions About Intercountry Adoption
    ...their children in safely navigating the Internet if they search for birth relatives and how the family can navigate any newly established relationships with th
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  • Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents: Conclusion and Additional Resources
    '''Searching for Birth Relatives''' '''Searching for Birth Relatives (list of [[organizations]])'''
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  • Ghana Adoption Alert
    ...out” of [[adoption]] eligibility, and children [[adopted]] by biological relatives. These emergency cases must be submitted to the Acting Director of DSW for
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  • Haiti and the Hague Convention
    ...separated during an evacuation. Efforts to [[reunite]] such children with relatives or [[Extended Family|extended family]] should be given priority. ...ed lost their parents or have been abandoned, [[reunification]] with other relatives in the [[Extended Family|extended family]] should be the first option.
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  • Romania Adoption Alert
    ...12. The new law allows for intercountry adoptions of Romanian children by relatives of the fourth degree of kinship, the spouse of the child’s natural parent
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  • How to Adopt from Haiti
    ...th Parent|birth parent]] (if the birth parents are deceased, the surviving relatives or [[Legal Guardian|legal guardian]] must issue this document);
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  • Intercountry Adoption From Hague and Non-Hague Convention Countries: Frequently Asked Questions About Intercountry Adoption
    ...their children in safely navigating the Internet if they search for birth relatives and how the family can navigate any newly established relationships with th ...te website (2) at http://adoption.state.gov/adoption_process/who_can_adopt/relatives.php.
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  • Iceland and the Hague Convention
    ...ion]] cases from [[Iceland]], including adoptions of Icelandic children by relatives in the United States, as well as adoptions from third countries by American
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  • How to Adopt from India
    ::::6. Three reference letters from relatives/friends regarding the suitability of the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|ado
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  • Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child
    #Pictures of the child’s birth parents and/or birth relatives and information about visits
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  • Obtaining Background Information on Your Prospective Adopted Child
    ...there pictures? (Attempt to get pictures of a child’s birth parents and relatives whenever possible, because this will enable you to answer the questions fre *What was the age and cause of death of close relatives in the birth family?
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  • Home Study
    ...anticipate integrating a child into it, as well as about their network of relatives and friends. ...:''' applicants’ past experiences with children (for example, their own, relatives’ children, neighbors, volunteer work, babysitting, teaching, or coaching)
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  • How to Adopt from Indonesia
    ::::24. Letters from close relatives (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles) of the PAPs supporting their intention t
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