Legal Dictionary: Adoption Law

An adoption can raise a number of legal issues for all involved -- including parents placing a child for adoption, parents seeking to adopt, and adopted children. Legal hurdles in an adoption can include obtaining legal consent to adopt, filing an adoption petition, resolving special issues for same-sex couples, and complying with strict procedural requirements for international adoptions. No matter how simple or complex, all adoptions must ultimately be approved by court order.

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