| Adoption is defined as a time when an individual or | | | | children have left home and they are ready for |
| couple takes over custody of a child who is not their | | | | another child to love. Some may just want to take in |
| birth child. The birth parents have chosen to forfeit | | | | a child for reasons of doing something good. They |
| their rights and give up their children to the state. | | | | have their own children and can conceive but want |
| Any number of reasons for this can exist. The birth | | | | to help a child in need. |
| parent may want better for their child than they can | | | | Categories Of Adoption |
| give them or the childs parents may have passed | | | | You will find that you can choose from three types |
| away and no family members were able to or could | | | | of adoption. They are: |
| not take the child in. | | | | 1. Public - Done through an agency. Those children |
| No matter the cause, the adoptive parents are the | | | | who are older or have special needs are usually |
| legal guardians of the child. Birth or adoptive children | | | | available. |
| are not any different from each other. The adoptive | | | | 2. Private - parents place the child for adoption but |
| parents now in charge. | | | | get to decide the new parents. Simply, they place an |
| What Makes Individuals Want To Adopt? | | | | ad for the child. The individuals adopting pay for all |
| The causes of adoption are different. It may be for | | | | the fees involved. |
| the reason that a couple can have a child by natural | | | | 3. International - Completed for a child from another |
| or medical means. This is a popular cause for | | | | country. This may cost more but does not take the |
| adoption. Those who reach an older age may choose | | | | work of a regular adoption. These children are |
| to adopt because of empty nest syndrome. Their | | | | starving and need medical care. |