Difference between revisions of "Orphan (Glossary)"

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Orphan: An orphan is a minor child who has no legal parents and are a ward of the state they reside in. An orphan may have been relinquished by his/her parents, the parents may be deceased, or the parents rights may have been terminated for neglect, abuse, abandonment or other reason.

Children who are orphans are usually placed in foster homes where they are either adopted by a family or they live in foster care until they become of legal age to live on their own.

Some orphans are fortunate enough to become adopted through the county or state offices through a public adoption agency. Some of these children have been in the county or state foster care system for a short time, some have been in the system for a long time. Some potential adoptive parents who are licensed to do foster care can take in these orphans until they are able to complete the adoption. Once the adoption has completed the finalization process, the child is no longer considered an orphan. The adoptive parents are able to use the certificate of adoption from the finalization to receive a new birth certificate that will show the adoptive parents as the parents of this child as if that child was born to them.

There are orphans all over the world. For those who are considering international adoption, the United States allows orphans to be adopted from other countries as long as the child is considered an orphan by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. There are specific rules and regulations when adopting a orphan from another country. That child must meet U.S. rules and regulations as well as the foreign country rules and regulations.

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-'''Orphan:''' Although this term has essentially been eliminated from normal use in our modern society, with reference to adoptions, it is still used with a very specific definition in the regulations of the U. S. [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]], with reference to the legal status of foreign children that [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] who are U.S. citizens are seeking to [[adopt]] and bring into the United States to live. In that context, this term refers to a child in a foreign country who has no living parents, or whose parents have disappeared or have abandoned the child, or a child who has only one living parent who is not able to adequately provide for the proper care and support of the child. In order for a child to be able to be brought into the United States for the purpose of adoption, it must fit this definition of being an "orphan."
+'''Orphan:''' An [[orphan]] is a minor child who has no legal parents and are a ward of the state they reside in. An [[orphan]] may have been relinquished by his/her parents, the parents may be deceased, or the parents rights may have been terminated for [[neglect]], [[abuse]], [[abandonment]] or other reason.
+Children who are orphans are usually placed in foster homes where they are either [[adopted]] by a family or they live in [[Foster Care|foster care]] until they become of legal age to live on their own.
+Some orphans are fortunate enough to become [[adopted]] through the county or state offices through a [[Public Adoption Agency|public adoption agency]]. Some of these children have been in the county or state [[Foster Care|foster care]] [[system]] for a short time, some have been in the [[system]] for a long time. Some potential [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] who are licensed to do [[Foster Care|foster care]] can take in these orphans until they are able to complete the [[adoption]]. Once the [[adoption]] has completed the [[finalization]] process, the child is no longer considered an [[orphan]]. The [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] are able to use the [[Certificate of Adoption|certificate of adoption]] from the [[finalization]] to receive a new birth certificate that will show the [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] as the parents of this child as if that child was born to them.
+There are orphans all over the world. For those who are considering [[international]] [[adoption]], the United States allows orphans to be [[adopted]] from other countries as long as the child is considered an [[orphan]] by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. There are specific rules and regulations when adopting a [[orphan]] from another country. That child must meet U.S. rules and regulations as well as the foreign country rules and regulations.
 [[Category: Glossary]]