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Adoption: What is it?When an individual takes full parental custody over a child that is not biologically theirs, that process is called adoption. During this process (or perhaps even beforehand), the natural parents of the child relinquish all their rights and responsibilities regarding the child. After the adoption process, the adoptive parents become the legal guardians of the child, empowered to deal with him or her in much the same way that they would deal with one of their own.Why are children put up for adoption?Children are put up for adoption for various reasons. One reason is that the parents of a child may have died or are otherwise incapacitated with regards to providing for his or her future. Another reason is that parents may simply believe that other people might be able to give more to a child than they could.Why do people adopt?Prospective parents engage in the adoption process for various reasons. Couples who are having problems with their fertility usually resort to adoption to be able to raise their own family. Short of more artificial methods of conception, adoption can help such couples to find a child they can shower their love on.Many couples who already have their own children sometimes still want to add to that number. However, when old age and other biological factors make it harder for pregnancy to occur, the logical course is to adopt children. Of course, other people adopt simply because they want to do something good for the world. They adopt out of the generosity of their hearts.
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Jeanette Pollock is a freelance author and website owner of justadoptiontips.com. Visit Jeanette's site to learn more about child adoption.
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