Adoption

Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents and the placing of those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parents. After the finalization of an adoption, there is little or no legal difference between biological and adopted children.

External links

Canada

• Adoption Links (Adoption Council of Canada)

Ireland

• The Adoption Board
• AdoptionIreland: The Adopted People's Association
• The Natural Parents' Network of Ireland

United Kingdom

• After Adoption
• British Association for Adoption & Fostering

United States