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.

Variations in adoption

Adoption need not always entail assuming the title of "mother" and/or "father" to an orphaned child. Traditionally in Arab cultures if a child is adopted he or she does not become a ?son? or ?daughter,? but rather a ward of the adopting caretaker(s). The child?s family name is not changed to that of the adopting parent(s) and his or her ?guardians? are publicly known as such. Legally, this is close to other nation's foster caring but often with closer parental feelings.

Related Topics:
Arab - Ward - Guardians - Foster caring

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In Korean culture, adoption almost always occurs when another family member (sibling or cousin) gives a male child to the first-born male heir of the family. Adoptions outside the family are rare. This is also true to varying degrees in other Asian societies.

Related Topics:
Korean - Heir

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