Adoption WisdomCard™

  1. Adoption.com: Information for Birth Mothers & Adoptive Parents adoption.com - Information for Birth Mothers & Adoptive Parents
  2. Wikipedia: Adoption en.wikipedia.org - Adoption
  3. Adopting.org: Learn About Adoption adopting.org - Learn About Adoption
  4. AdoptUsKids: Adoption Information adoptuskids.org - Adoption Information
  5. Medline Plus: Adoption nlm.nih.gov - Adoption
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Research Notes on Adoption

Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth (or "biological") mother or father. After the finalization of an adoption, there is no legal difference between adopted children and those born to the parents.

Fast Facts:

  • In the USA, the number of children awaiting adoption has held steady in recent years, hovering between 133,000 to 129,000 during the period 2002 to 2006.
  • Adoption can sometimes cost tens of thousands of dollars.
  • Most adopted children, including those previously in foster care or foreign orphanages, adjust well and develop few problems.
  • Not telling children they were adopted can hurt them later. Children adjust best if told at or before age 7.


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