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• Alabama
  '''Who Must Consent to an [[Adoption]]''' <ref>Ala. Code §§ 26-10A-7; 26-10A-8</ref> ...hild, or he received the child into his home and openly held out the child as his own child.
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• Who Am I? Where Am I Going?
  ...hildren and parents. Physical growth changes the person from a child to an adult, in preparation for procreation, but mental and emotional development may t It is the nature of all adolescents, [[adopted]] or not, to question everything and everyone. It is also in their parents'
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• Alaska
  '''Who Must Consent to an [[Adoption]]''' <ref>Alaska Stat. § 25.23.040</ref> *The spouse of the minor to be [[adopted]]
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• Arizona
  '''Who Must Consent to an [[Adoption]]''' The court shall not grant an [[adoption]] of a child unless [[Consent to Adopt|consent to adopt]] has be
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• Christina Crawford
  Crawford is the adopted daughter of the American movie star Joan Crawford. According to her biograp ...an advocate for women's and children's rights, helping to make child abuse an issue of national concern. She was Commissioner for Children's Services of
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• Crazy Horse and Adoption
  '''Also known as Curly and Tashunkewitko Sioux (Native American) war chief''' ..., to a Brule Sioux mother and a Lakota Sioux father. He was [[adopted]] as an adolescent by High Back Bone (or Hump), a great Oglala Sioux warrior, who t
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• Arkansas
  '''Who Must Consent to an [[Adoption]]''' *The spouse of the minor to be [[adopted]]
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• California
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Faith Hill and Adoption
  Hill (full name: Audrey Faith Perry Hill) was adopted when a few days old by Ted and Edna Perry, who had two older born-two sons She always has known she was adopted.
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• Jesus and Adoption
  ...y the Virgin]]''' knowing she was pregnant, thus tacitly accepting her son as his. ...rectory, with Jesus and both his parents being listed, although none was [[adopted]] or fostered in the modern European-American sense of the terms, and both
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• Colorado
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...county department of social services, a licensed child-placing agency, or an individual, that department, agency, or individual shall file with the [[Pe
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• Connecticut
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' **A former single person who [[adopted]] a child and thereafter married
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• Young Adults: Postadoption Issues
  [[Adopted Persons|Adopted persons]] may deal with a range of issues at different points in their live ...ion may set the stage for feelings of [[grief]] for many [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]]. The
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• What to Expect the Second Year
  ...usually comes first. Later your child may exhibit aggressive behavior such as throwing things, hitting, pushing, biting, and pinching. Much of this behav ...ur child is normal. [[Adoptive Parents|Adoptive parents]] often worry that an unknown genetic trait is surfacing or that the "orneriness" has something t
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• Teenage Years: Understanding Teenage Development and the Impact of Adoption
  ...wledge about and contact with birth family members. These factors, as well as their perception and understanding of their adoptive history, influence the ...guidance, appropriate discipline, and opportunities to master adult tasks as he or she takes on greater independence. Finally, because some adoptive fam
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• Adoption Parenting: Young Adults Part 2
  ...ility of information, in large part due to the Internet, [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]] now have access to widespread information and resources, which ca *For [[Adopted]] People (web section) (https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_people/
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• Georgia
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' A child who has any living parent or guardian may be [[adopted]] through the Department of Human Services or any child-placing agency only
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• What Is Adoption
  .... The [[adopted]] child has all the same legal rights and responsibilities as a biological child, including rights of inheritance. ...[[adoption]] of a minor, the [[adopted]] [[adult]] has all the same rights as a biological child, including rights of inheritance.
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• Find a Stranger Say Goodbye
  '''Categories:''' [[Young Adult]] ...or a recent high school graduate. Written in the 70s a [[Young Adult|young adult]], Natalie, loves her family, her friends, and home town but feels a need t
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• The Blind Side
  The Blind Side was released in 2009 and won several awards. Including an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress, Sandra Bullock. ...n by the Tuohy family where they develop love for him and gave him a home. As they help him in school, Mrs. Tuohy suggests he tries football. He joins th
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• Closed Adoption History
  ...he 1960s. Over the next three decades, the number of states that allowed [[adult]] adoptees open access to their birth [[records]] was reduced to three. ...ss their birth [[records]]. The reasoning behind the change to not allow [[adult]] adoptees access to birth [[records]] was not given in the text or summary
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• During the Roaring Twenties: Orphan Trains
  ...re willing to accept a child, then the Children’s Aid Society would send an orphan out by train. This is where the nickname “[[Orphan Trains]]” cam ...t]], such as a pastor or a banker. This respectable [[adult]] would act as an agent of the Society. The agent and the child would then meet with the fami
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• Adopting from Marshall Islands
  '''Notice: As of July 14, 2014, all individuals and agencies facilitating international a ....3 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 204.3] as it relates to orphans as defined under the [http://www.uscis.gov/iframe/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0
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• Adopting from Pakistan
  '''Notice: As of July 14, 2014, all individuals and agencies facilitating international a ....3 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 204.3] as it relates to orphans as defined under the [http://www.uscis.gov/iframe/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0
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• Adopting from Singapore
  '''Notice: As of July 14, 2014, all individuals and agencies facilitating international a ....3 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 204.3] as it relates to orphans as defined under the [http://www.uscis.gov/iframe/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0
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• Maine
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Florida
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' **He has filed an [[affidavit]] of [[paternity]].
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• Hawaii
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *An adjudicated father whose relationship to the child has been determined by a
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• Idaho
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *An unmarried birth father who has established [[paternity]] of the child
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• Illinois
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' **Is the father by adoption, an order of parentage, or an acknowledgment of parentage or [[paternity]]
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• Indiana
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *The spouse of the child to be [[adopted]], if the child is married
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• Iowa
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' The following persons must consent to an adoption:
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• Sen. Paull H. Shin
  ...n Seoul to escape discrimination as an [[orphan]] and aged 15 was taken on as a houseboy by a US serviceman during the Korean War. When he was nearly 18 he was [[adopted]] by a US Army dentist, Dr. Ray Paull, and emigrated to the USA. His new fa
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• Kansas
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Consent to an independent adoption shall be given by:
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• Kentucky
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' An adoption shall not be granted without the voluntary and informed consent of
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• Louisiana
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Maryland
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Consent to an adoption is required from the following persons:
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• Massachusetts
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...atement shall be used solely for the purpose of notifying the person named as the father of the status of the child.
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• Michigan
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...a child-placing agency to whom the child has been permanently committed by an order of the court or to whom the child has been released
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• Minnesota
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' No child shall be [[adopted]] without the consent of the child’s parents and the child’s guardian,
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• Mississippi
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *If both parents are dead, then any two adult kin of the child within the third degree
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• Missouri
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Montana
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Written consents to an adoption must be executed by:
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• Nebraska
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska [[Indian Child Welfare Act]], no adoptio
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• Nevada
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...he specific adoption proposed by the petition or for [[relinquishment]] to an agency authorized to accept relinquishments is required from:
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• New Hampshire
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• New Jersey
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• New Mexico
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...linquishment]] of [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] to the department or an agency licensed by the State of New [[Mexico]] shall be required of the fol
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• New York
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *The parents or surviving parent, whether adult or minor, of a child conceived or born in wedlock
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• North Carolina
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Consent to an adoption in a direct placement must be executed by:
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• North Dakota
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *The spouse of the minor [[adopted]] person
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• Ohio
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' An [[Adoption Petition|adoption petition]] may be granted only when written co
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• Oklahoma
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Oregon
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *Some suitable person appointed by the court to act in the proceeding as next friend of the child to give or withhold consent if the child has no li
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• Pennsylvania
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Consent to an adoption shall be required of the following:
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• Rhode Island
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *A suitable person appointed by the court as next friend of the child if there is no next of kin
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• South Dakota
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' No child may be [[adopted]] without the consent of the child’s parents.
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• Texas
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' '''Consent of Child Being [[Adopted]]'''
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• Utah
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...n of law under § 78B-15-204 is recognized as the father of the proposed [[adopted]] child or is the father of the child by a previous legal adoption
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• Virginia
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' **Is an acknowledged father under § 20-49.1
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• Washington
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' Consent to an adoption shall be required of the following, if applicable:
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• West Virginia
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' *The parents or surviving parent, whether adult or infant, of a marital child
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• Wisconsin
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' A petition may also be filed by an agency or other authorized person. The following persons must be given noti
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• Wyoming
  '''Who Must Consent to an Adoption''' ...now the name of the putative father, in which case she shall sign and file an [[affidavit]] so stating, and the court shall determine whether the putativ
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• Alexander the Great and Adoption
  ...empire stretched from [[Greece]] to [[Egypt]], Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in [[India]]. ...of Satrap Idrieus (one source says that it was Alexander who adopted Ada, as his mother).
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• John Denver and Adoption
  ...JPG |410x579px|thumb|'''Photo of John Denver from the television special ''An Evening With John Denver'' in 1975.'''<br />Source: Wikipedia.org.}} ...(December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and sometimes actor.
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• Adoption
  .... The [[adopted]] child has all the same legal rights and responsibilities as a biological child, including rights of inheritance. ...the adoption of a minor, the [[adopted]] [[adult]] has all the same rights as a biological child, including rights of inheritance.
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• Taurean Blacque and Adoption
  Herbert Middleton Jr. [[adopted]] the name "Taurean" from his astrological sign (Taurus) and the name "Blac ...ning cop drama Hill Street Blues (1981), although he is a noted actor with an impressive list of credits.
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• Robert Thompson Batley and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
  It is not unusual for adults to be adopted as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...ually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by the tribe.
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• Daniel Boone and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
  It is not unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...ually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by the tribe.
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• Boson of Arles and Adoption
  '''Also known as Boso''' ...e Pope, signifying his acceptance of his adoption. It was a kind of formal adult adoption, where the Pope made his choice public, akin to the adoptions in c
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• Alex Brimeyer and Adoption
  '''Also known as Prince Alexis d'Anjou Romanov-Dolgorouki''' ...nother impostor. He was apparently offered the throne of Serbia in 1992 by an extreme monarchist faction.
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• John Crichton-Stuart Bute and Adoption
  ...m the third richest person in Europe (later, as an adult, he was described as the richest man in the world) - and his mother died in 1859. He was sent to He was famous as a scholar, restorer of ancient buildings (including Cardiff Castle, Castell
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• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Adoption
  ...[adoption]] from about 1842 to 1894. It is apparently first referred to in an article in The Latter-day Saints Millennial Star for June 1843, but adoptio The practice was a form of "sealing," which is still an important practice in the church, strengthening the bonds between husband a
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• Cadwallader Colden and Adoption
  ...w York]] in America (1727), the first book of its kind in English, and was adopted by the Mohawk tribe. He was a frequent correspondent of Benjamin Franklin, [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Herbert Cole Coombs and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
  It is not unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...ually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by the tribe.
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• Adoption Subsidies
  ...ts who would otherwise adopt and love them. Adoption subsidies, also known as adoption assistance, remove many of the obstacles of the past. Financial he =What is an adoption subsidy?=
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• Eugène-Rose de Beauharnais and Adoption
  '''Also known as Eugène Napoléon''' ...ter some years of living in poverty. Eugène and his sister, Hortense were adopted by their new step-father.
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• Hortense de Beauharnais and Adoption
  ...some years of living in poverty. Hortense and her brother, Eugène, were [[adopted]] by their new step-father. [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Victoria Fyodorova and Adoption
  As an adult she traced her father. ...(1970) and in the television series MacGyver (1986). She also has a career as a hand painter of fine furniture.
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• Michael Haas and Adoption
  Dr. Haas was born to an unmarried woman in Detroit, [[Michigan]], and raised in Los Angeles, [[Cali He is an advocate of adoptees knowing who their birth parents are. As an adult he traced his [[Birth Mother|birth mother]], but she had already died, and
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• Samuel Houston and Adoption
  ...both a mark of his cultural acceptance and a way of securing his position as a trader with the Cherokee at a store he established near Fort Gibson. [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Hyllus and Adoption
  ...land. [[Heracles]] declined the offer, and to show his gratitude, Aegimius adopted Hyllus after [[Heracles]] died. As an adult Hyllus killed both Sthenelus, king of Mycenae, and his son, Eurystheus, kin
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• Karl XIV Johan and Adoption
  ...ed crown prince, moved to [[Sweden]] and although an adult, was formally [[adopted]] by Karl XIII. When Karl died in 1818, Karl Johan succeeded him and ruled [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Edmund Kean and Adoption
  ...ommons/a/a5/Kean_%28Giles_Overreach%29.jpg |410x579px|thumb|'''Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in Massinger's ''A New Way to Pay Old Debts'', b. 1816' ..., Ann Carey, who more or less abandoned him on the streets, and (probably) an architect's clerk, Edmund Kean, who committed suicide when he was 22.
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• John Doyle Lee and Adoption
  ...was three, and his father was an alcoholic. At seven he went to live with an uncle's family, and stayed with them until he was sixteen. ...e was drawn into the Danite Band, the Mormon self-defense militia, as well as being promoted within the church's religious [[system]]. From 1839 to 1844
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• Ellis Lloyd and Adoption
  As an adult he worked for several South Wales newspapers, but the success of three nove He was called to the Bar in 1926, served as a Labour MP from 1929 to 1931 and was Ogwr district coroner from 1933 to 19
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• Richard B. McKenzie and Adoption
  ...ing environment. Most of the children went on to university and successful adult lives. ...her papers, make a cogent case for the reinstatement of good orphanages as an alternative for some children from dysfunctional homes.
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• Herman Melville and Adoption
  ...ng his mother a widow with eight children. At 15 he was working, variously as bank clerk, farm laborer and teacher, before going to sea at 19 (or 18). ...ars lived there among the Typee people, then "notorious cannibals." He was adopted by a chief and married his daughter, Pe'ue.
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• Francesco Melzi and Adoption
  ...surround himself with young and handsome disciples ... [and] adopted them as his own offspring." [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Julius Meyer and Adoption
  ...te Chief with One Tongue (probably a reference to his honesty in business, as whites were normally considered to be split-tongued, or deceivers). He later became an official government interpreter and accompanied a group of Native Americans
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• Midas and Adoption
  ...e king of Phrygia. He was presented to King Gordius, who was childless and adopted him, and Midas succeeded to the throne when Gordius died. He came to a sad [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Adoption Overview
  .... The [[adopted]] child has all the same legal rights and responsibilities as a biological child, including rights of inheritance. ...the [[adoption]] of a minor, the [[adopted]] adult has all the same rights as a biological child, including rights of inheritance.
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• Bhanu Pratap Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• James F. O'Connell and Adoption
  ...tes of Micronesia), where they were captured by the local people. He was [[adopted]] by a chief, married the chief's daughter, became completely acculturated, [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Hugh O'Connor and Adoption
  O'Connor was born in Rome and [[adopted]] by the famous American actor Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family) and his As an adult he did some acting, including the TV series "In the Heat of the Night (1988
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• Caroline Perrott and Adoption
  ...never questioned her ethnic origins, and neither did she. She had grown up as a Maori, had no memory of her European past, could not speak English again ...rict, but she was content and refused to return to European society except as a visitor.
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• Dana Michelle Plato and Adoption
  ...married birthmother who relinquished her for adoption as a baby. She was [[adopted]] by the Plato family of southern [[California]] in June 1965. ...g a Valium prescription, and her drug problem eventually led to suicide by an overdose in 1999.
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• Peter John Powell and Adoption
  He is an expert in their language and history and has written several important book ...adoptions are real, not merely honorary, adult adoptions, where he becomes an integral part of the family and tribal structure.
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• George Herman Ruth ("Babe") and Adoption
  ...tion. He had been virtually living on the streets already, and was classed as "incorrigible." There were no visits, but he did go back to live with his p Brother Mathais at St. Mary's took an interest in young George, and encouraged his obvious talent for baseball. H
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• Frithjof Schuon and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
  It is not unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...ld be compared with the award of the freedom of a city. It is not the same as the adoption of captives. This directory contains three representative exam
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• Friedrich Schünemann-Pott and Adoption
  ...n [[Germany]]. His religious and revolutionary political activities led to an accusation of high treason and lèse-majesté, but these were dropped in 18 In the early 1850s he was [[adopted]] by Baron Ernst von Pott, and named his partial heir.
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• Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Adoption
  ...arried into the Hungarian aristocracy. After his marriage he had himself [[adopted]] by his mother-in-law (which made him technically his wife's brother) in o [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Mordechai Vanunu and Adoption
  ...ota]], Mary and Nicholas Eoloff, who are long-time peace activists. They [[adopted]] him hoping that it would make him eligible for US citizenship and that he Harris, Aaron Keith. Minnesotans Meet Adopted Son in Israeli Prison." Associated Press wire story, 15 April 2004. Availab
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• Conrad Weisner and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
  It is not unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...ld be compared with the award of the freedom of a city. It is not the same as the adoption of captives. This directory contains three representative exam
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• Open Adoption History
  ...CW-F0SY&csi=140725&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true.</ref> As [[Closed Adoptions|closed adoptions]] became more prevalent in the 1960s, t ...h mentally and physically, that would have been spent on other things such as school work, would now be spent on trying to answer those questions. Kathle
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• Bhayats and Adoption (under India - Princely States)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Captives and Adoption
  ...od, sometimes used as hostages, more often as slaves, and sometimes also [[adopted]] into the victorious tribe. ...became totally integrated into the society and kinship structure, to such an extent that their Dinka origin was never mentioned, and their origin was co
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• Damodar Rao and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 7)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Fatehsinh I Raje Sahib Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Rajaram II Raje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Hamir Singh II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Jiji Bai Sahib Maharaj and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Lakhaji Tamachi Jadeja Sahib and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Muko Yoshi and Adoption
  ...parents-in-law. Such a husband is known as a muko yoshi, literally, an "[[adopted]] bridegroom." The same custom appears in many other cultures. For example, [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Shahu II Raje and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Shahu Shivaji II Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Shahu Shivaji Raje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Saigo Siro and Adoption
  ...ecessor, Soemon) as his successor, while Siro eventually left Kodokam judo as well. [[Category: Adopted Persons]]
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• Slaves and Adoption
  ...eedom; and there are examples in this list of slaves who were eventually [[adopted]] by their owners. But in most cases slavery was degrading psychologically ...oubt, to make up for hearing that her two girls, neither of whom had their adult teeth, were sold and gone and she had not been able to wave goodbye. To mak
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• Tamaiti Whangai and Adoption
  ...urish, in the narrow and broadest senses, so a tamaiti whangai (also known as a tamaiti atawhai) is a child who is nurtured or raised by someone other th ...o the [[Extended Family|extended family]], and even then the whanau is not an isolated unit, but part of more inclusive units, extending even beyond the
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• Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Doctrine of Lapse and Adoption (under India - Princely States)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Duleep Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 5)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Fateh Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Jashwant Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 9)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Lakshman Singh II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Nana Saheb and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 6)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Pratapsinhji I Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Raisinhji Vibhaji and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Earrings Through The Ages
  ...freedictionary.com/Modern-day+products Modern-day products] these kinds of as titanium and unique types of plastics have also become popular in the creat
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• Kul Kul Stu Hah and Adoption
  ...ained a Presbyterian minister and served the Nez Perce as a clergyman, and as a delegate to the Presbyterian General Assembly representing both whites an ...rlene, and Molin, Paulette. [[Encyclopedia]] of Native American Religions: An Introduction. ([[New York]]: Facts on File, 1992) ("[[Arthur]], Mark K.")
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• Lone Wolf II and Adoption
  Chief Lone Wolf II was named Momaday when he was born. He grew up as the best friend of Tau ah kia, the son of the hereditary chief of the Kiowa ...he chief. Early the next year there was a revenge party, at which he was [[adopted]] by Lone Wolf I to replace Tau ah kia and given the name Lone Wolf. In 187
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• Buffalo Child Long Lance and Adoption
  ...mselves as African American, but young Sylvester always thought of himself as a Native American. ...Canadian army during World War I, then settled in Calgary, where he worked as a journalist, writing many stories about the Native Canadians of the wester
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• Lue Gim Gong and Adoption
  Lue was born into a wealthy farming family in Canton. An uncle who had already emigrated to the USA returned with stories of the gre Lue's lasting importance lies in his skill as a citrus breeder, leading to his nickname, the Luther Burbank of [[Florida]
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• Rajaram I Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Rajaram III Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji and Adoption (under India Princely States: 3)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Ranmalji II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Rat-Children of Shah Daula and Adoption
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Sajjan Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Sardar Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Sawant Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 8)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Shahaji III and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Shahu II Raje and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Swaroop Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Venkuiraje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
  Under an ancient Hindu custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler ...ruler died before adopting a successor, one of his widows could [[adopt]] an heir, who would immediately accede to the throne. The adoptee would cut all
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• Toddler and Preschool
  ...hood is the time parents seem to find their children the most challenging, as their “babies” struggle between complete dependence and separation. Cur ...usually comes first. Later your child may exhibit aggressive behavior such as throwing things, hitting, pushing, biting, and pinching. Much of this behav
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• Grade School and Preteen
  ...chers and parents report more personality and behavior problems and find [[adopted]] children to be more dependent, tense, fearful, and hostile (Lindholm and ...intervention and treatment services similar to those available for other [[adopted]] children with [[Special Needs|special needs]].
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• Teens and Young Adults
  ...personalities and characteristics. Often, parents notice these differences as children advance from stage to stage, but they seem most pronounced during ...their hair, etc. Their bodies are changing at a rate they cannot explain. As they adjust to puberty, they become irritable, self-conscious, and their mo
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• Adoption Parenting: Teenage Years
  ...wledge about and contact with birth family members. These factors, as well as their perception and understanding of their adoptive history, influence the ...guidance, appropriate discipline, and opportunities to master adult tasks as he or she takes on greater independence. Finally, because some adoptive fam
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• Adoption Parenting
  ...nt to know from me? How can I help my child feel comfortable about being [[adopted]]? Whether children are [[adopted]] as infants or when they are older, whether they are healthy or have physical o
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• Adoption Parenting: Preteen
  ...ildren to develop the psychological identification that distinguishes them as individuals. ...eir personalities and make them someone who is a unique individual as well as a member of a particular family.
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• Adoption Parenting: Toddler
  ...usually comes first. Later your child may exhibit aggressive behavior such as throwing things, hitting, pushing, biting, and pinching. Much of this behav ...ur child is normal. [[Adoptive Parents|Adoptive parents]] often worry that an unknown genetic trait is surfacing or that the "orneriness" has something t
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• Adoption Parenting: Grade School Part 2
  ...h other children, taking turns, or just having fun may be new experiences. As a result, your child may need time to catch up to children in the same age ...h other children, taking turns, or just having fun may be new experiences. As a result, your child may need time to catch up to children in the same age
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• Adoption Parenting: Young Adults
  ...on). This information examines the impact of adoption on [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]] who have reached adulthood. ...ccounts and data from academic studies about issues that [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]] may face. The information provided addresses these themes, which
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• Adoption Parenting: Teenage Years Part 3
  ...of parenting teenagers is creating the conditions in which they can master adult tasks and take on greater independence. ====Mastering adult tasks====
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• Why Was I Given Away?
  ...children feel devalued and affects their self-esteem. Sometimes they feel as though their status in society is ambiguous. ..., when they are capable of understanding more about the concept of being [[adopted]]. It happens because they live more in the world outside of their families
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• Young Adults: Openness, Searching, and Access to Family History
  ...families know each other’s identities and have direct contact with the [[adopted]] child) and mediated adoptions (in which contacts between the birth and ad ...et al., 2007). Some earlier studies, however, found that [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]] who search for their parents may exhibit lower self-esteem, have
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• Young Adults: Managing Adoption Issues
  ...and self-esteem. The following describes some ways that [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]] manage these and other issues. ...ong-needed outlet for any lingering feelings related to the adoption, such as [[loss]] or [[grief]]. In addition, support groups may provide help with th
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• Young Adults: Additional Resources
  *For [[Adopted]] People (web section) (https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_people/ ...bout [[Open Adoption|open adoption]], including those by [[Adopted Persons|adopted persons]], birth parents, and [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]. http:/
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• Grade School: Communicating about Adoption
  ...keep it a secret may send the message that something is wrong with being [[adopted]]. This section presents tips for communicating about [[adoption]] and reco |They made a plan for you to be [[adopted]].
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• Preteen: Psychological Identification
  ...ildren to develop the psychological identification that distinguishes them as individuals. ...eir personalities and make them someone who is a unique individual as well as a member of a particular family.
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• Teenage Years: Preparing Your Teenager for Adulthood
  ...of parenting teenagers is creating the conditions in which they can master adult tasks and take on greater independence. ==Mastering adult tasks==
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• Teenage Years: Seeking Help for Mental Concerns
  ...r a teen adoption support group can also be effective at addressing issues as they arise. ...some with genetic links. Having a birth parent with a mental illness, such as depression or [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar disorder]], does not mean that you
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• Trends Toward Increasing Openness
  ...dapt. The sense of secrecy, however, left many children and youth, as well as their birth families, with unanswered questions and unable to resolve feeli ...more often in private [[Domestic Adoption|domestic adoption]] (68 percent) as compared with adoption from foster care (39 percent) and [[International Ad
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• Full Content Testing
  ...nt to know from me? How can I help my child feel comfortable about being [[adopted]]? Whether children are [[adopted]] as infants or when they are older, whether they are healthy or have physical o
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• Using Social Media for Contact With Birth Families
  ...irth families are finding each other through social networking sites, such as Facebook. In adoptions that are already open, social media is creating new ...ptive parents]] may be fearful that their child is in contact with another adult they do not know.
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• Abuse and Neglect: Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development
  Babies’ brains grow and develop as they interact with their environment and learn how to function within it. W ...Greater amounts of stress may also be tolerable if a child has a reliable adult who can help to buffer the child. But prolonged, severe, or unpredictable s
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Ghana
  ...me cases a pregnant mother will notify the Department of Social Welfare of an unwanted [[pregnancy]] and ask to give the child up for [[adoption]] after ...ve Child:''' In [[Ghana]], a child is adoptable until he or she becomes an adult at 18 years of age.
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• Adoption in Entertainment
  ...some of our favorite [[films]] and [[books]] are about [[adoption]]. Such as [[Superman]], [[The Book Thief]], [[Hercules]], [[The Importance of Being E ...so these lists can give you time to spend with your child(ren) who were [[adopted]], placed, siblings of adoptees, or with your whole family. Enjoy!
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• Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child
  ...y comprehend the difference between being a foster child versus being an [[adopted]] child in the same family. There are specific steps you can take to help c The [[adoption]] adjustment period can be a vulnerable time as children are confronted with the reality that they will not return to their
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• Home Study
  ...sheets with specific information about various types of [[adoption]] (such as foster care or intercountry), can be found on the Information Gateway websi ...encies offer an initial informational session or orientation that provides an overview of the process and their agency. These generally are free, do not
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