consent to adoption

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• ADOPTION — ADOPTION, taking another s child as one s own. Alleged Cases of Adoption in the Bible The evidence for adoption in the Bible is so equivocal that some have denied it was practiced in the biblical period. (A) GENESIS 15:2–3. Being childless, Abram …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• adoption — I (acceptance) noun acknowledgment, admission, approbation, approval, assimilation, assumption, attachment to, choice, co optation, election, embracement, espousal, favorable reception, ratification, reception, recognition, sanction, selection… …   Law dictionary

• consent — con·sent n 1 a: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specif: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge… …   Law dictionary

• ADOPTION — Le développement moderne de l’adoption est particulièrement remarquable. Si l’institution demeure inconnue notamment du droit musulman et de certaines législations d’Amérique latine, elle a pris une place importante dans les lois et dans les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• consent — con‧sent [kənˈsent] noun [uncountable] 1. permission to do something, especially by someone who has authority or responsibility: • He took the car without the owner s consent. • The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two… …   Financial and business terms

• Adoption in California — Agencies that handle adoption in California can range from government funded agencies that place California children at little of no cost, to attorneys who arrange private adoptions, to international non profit adoption agencies. Total adoption… …   Wikipedia

• Adoption — For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Sister Irene of New York Foundling Hospital with children. Sister Irene is among the pioneers of modern adoption, establishing a system to board out children rather than institutionalize them.… …   Wikipedia

• adoption — adoptional, adj. /euh dop sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment. 2. the state of being adopted. [1300 50; ME adopcioun < L adoption , s. of adoptio. See AD , OPTION] * * * Act of transferring parental rights and… …   Universalium

• Adoption reunion registry — An adoption reunion registry is a formal mechanism through which adoptees and their birth families can attempt a reunion.Generally, such adoption registries exist only in countries which practise closed adoption , i.e. adoption in which the full… …   Wikipedia

• Adoption in ancient Rome — In ancient Rome, adoption of boys was a fairly common procedure, particularly in the upper senatorial class. The need for a male heir and the expense of raising children were strong incentives to have at least one son, but not too many children.… …   Wikipedia

• Adoption Disclosure Register (Ontario) — The Adoption Disclosure Register (ADR) is an adoption reunion registry operated by the government of Ontario, Canada. It implements the adoption disclosure provisions of the Child and Family Services Act . Background Under Ontario law prior to… …   Wikipedia