Family law Entering into marriage Prenuptial agreement · Marriage Common-law marriage Same-sex marriage Legal states similar to marriage Cohabitation · Civil union Domestic partnership Registered partnership Putative marriage Dissolution of marriage Annulment · Divorce · Alimony Issues affecting children Paternity · Legitimacy · Adoption Legal guardian · Ward Emancipation of minors Parental responsibility Contact (including Visitation) Residence in English law Custody · Child support Areas of possible legal concern Spousal abuse · Child abuse Child abduction Adultery · Bigamy · Incest Conflict of Laws Issues Marriage · Nullity · Divorce For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth (or "biological") mother or father. An adoption order has the effect of severing the parental responsibilities and rights of the birth family seeks to create enduring ties with the family that is now rearing the child. The placing family may receive another child from that family, or from another. Like the reciprocal transfer of brides from one family to another, these adoptive placements are meant to create enduring connections and social solidarity among families and lineages. There is no uniform adoption law in India; however, this statement could be debated. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act of 1956 allows only Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists to adopt. Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsees can only become guardians under the Guardians and Wards Act of 1890. Guardianship expires once the child attains the age of 18 and natural parents to state their preference for contact, what form that contact may take (e.g., post, e-mail, telephone or meeting), and/or their willingness to allow international adoptions. Some countries, such as China and Vietnam, have relatively well-established rules and procedures for foreign adopters to follow, while others, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for example, expressly forbid it. Some countries, notably many

Nelson presses federal prison officials for response in adoption case (The Palm Beach Post)

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is asking federal prison officials for answers in response to the case of an 18-month-old Palm Beach County boy whose adoption has been delayed for a year because prison officials have not put his birth father on the phone for a hearing.

Law draft on juridical statute of adoption approved by Government (Moldova.org)

The law draft on the juridical statute of adoption, which stipulates its procedure and the execution of the stipulations of the international Convention on national and international adoptions, was approved by the Government. The document stipulates the juridical reports on protecting the child’s rights through adoption, the juridical statute of the adoption and the international cooperation in ...

Finding forever families at Adoption Day (The Shelby County Reporter)

PELHAM - Becoming a parent means taking a big leap of faith for many people, but Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections hopes to make parents more informed about the decision to adopt or become foster parents.

Rescued dogs up for adoption (ABC 7 Chicago)

More than four dozen dogs that were rescued by police in the Chicago suburb of Peotone will up for adoption this weekend.

Nigeria: HP Bladesystem Adoption Grows (AllAfrica.com)

Figures recently released by IDC, an industry analyst firm show increasing adoption of HP BladeSystem over competing offerings to increase hardware utilization, improve energy efficiency and control data center cost.

Nigeria: 'Titans of Tech 'll Boost Adoption of New Technologies' (AllAfrica.com)

Don Pedro Aganbi, Managing Consultant, Technology Africa, organisers of the popular Titans of Tech, has said that the 2008 edition of the annual Titans of Tech project will boost the appreciation and adoption of new technologies in the country.

Republic of Congo ends adoption ban (AP via Yahoo! News)

Central Africa's Republic of Congo lifted a ban on foreign adoptions Thursday, three months after it was instituted amid an uproar over attempts by a French charity to fly a planeload of children out of Chad.