Common Adoption Terms Adoption: a legal process in which parental rights of a child are granted to adoptive parents.
 
Adoptee: a person who is legally placed with an adoptive family.
 
Adoption Agency: a licensed organization that provides services in which to place children with families or individuals who are approved for adoption by the proper authority.
 
Adoption Attorney: a professional who handles the necessary legal functions involved with the placement of children with families or individuals who are approved for adoption. In most instances, attorneys are able to provide additional adoption related services such as re-adoption.
 
Adoption Certificate / Decree: also known as the Certificate of Adoption, this is the document that is signed by the presiding Judge upon finalization of the adoption. This official document allows for a new birth certificate to be issued for the adopted child by the appropriate authority. This new birth certificate will reflect the child's new information (name, adoptive parents, etc.) and will replace the original birth certificate.
 
Adoption Facilitator: a person or organization that assists prospective adoptive parents and/or adoption agencies in finding adoptable children. Not all facilitators are required to have a license - it is all dependent upon where they do business.
 
Adoptive Parent: an individual who is granted parental rights for a child through a proper legal channel.
 
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An Online Adoption Resource for Adoptive Parents

The best way to ensure a successful adoption is to choose an experienced, reliable adoption agency. At Adopt A Child.org, we're committed to helping parents who are considering adoption find an adoption agency that is right for them, bringing them one step closer to welcoming a child into their family.
 
Parents can request more information on adoption and be matched up to a pre-screened adoption agency through the new Adoption Inquiry Form. Just fill out the simple form and an adoption specialist will contact you to answer all of your adoption questions and match you with the best adoption agency for you.
 
The Inter-Country Adoption Registry is dedicated to helping people who are considering adoption to effectively choose an adoption agency that best suits their needs. Our online adoption database is a unique public forum designed to provide families who are considering adoption with access to objective information provided by parents that have already been through the adoption process. Therefore, all the information in this adoption database is entered voluntarily by adoptive families. It also provides you with analytical information on how to effectively choose an adoption agency and a country from which to adopt.
 
Our Adoption Message Board is also beneficial to Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) because they get to interact with those who are considering adoption, as well as with parents who already have been through the adoption process. Our adoption message board has a simple, easy to follow format with ABSOLUTELY NO ADS.
 

Adoptions françaises - French Adoptions
Pour les parents considérant l'adoption, choisissant le bon service chargé des adoptions des centaines d'options disponibles peut être une perspective écrasante. Adopter UN Enfant peut aider...

Les parents peuvent demander que plus d'information sur l'adoption et est été assorti à un service chargé des adoptions pré-trié par la nouvelle Forme d'Enquête d'Adoption. Juste remplir la forme simple et un spécialiste d'adoption vous contactera pour répondre toutes vos questions d'adoption et vous égale avec le meilleur service chargé des adoptions pour vous.

Deutsche Annahmen - German Adoptions
Für Eltern in Anbetracht kann Annahme, die die richtige Adoptionsagentur von den Hunderten von verfügbaren Optionen wählt, eine überwältigende Aussicht sein. Nehmen Sie Ein Kind kann helfen an...

Eltern können erbitten, dass mehr Informationen über Annahme und bis zu einer vorabgeschirmten Adoptionsagentur durch das neue Annahme Anfrageformular angepasst werde. Füllen Sie nur die einfache Form aus und ein Annahmenspezialist wird Sie kontaktieren, alle von Ihren Annahmenfragen zu beantworten, und Ihnen mit der besten Adoptionsagentur für Sie anzupassen.

Российское Принятие - Russian Adoptions
Для родителей, рассматривающих принятие, выбирая правильное агентство принятия из сотен доступных вариантов может быть подавляющая перспектива. Примите Ребенка, может помочь...

Родители могут просить больше информации относительно принятия и совпадаются к предпоказанному на экране агентству принятия через новую Форму Запроса Принятия. Только заполните простую форму, и специалист по принятию свяжется с Вами, чтобы ответить на все ваши вопросы о принятии и соответствовать Вам с лучшим агентством принятия для Вас.

Adozioni italiane - Italian Adoptions
Per i genitori considerando l'adozione, scegliendo l'agenzia di adozione giusta dalle centinaia di opzioni disponibili può essere una prospettiva opprimente. Adottare UN Bambino può aiutare...

I genitori possono richiedere che più informazioni sull'adozione ed è accoppiato a un'agenzia di adozione pre-schermata attraverso la Forma di Domanda di Adozione nuova. Appena riempire il modulo semplice ed uno specialista di adozione la contatterà per rispondere tutta le domande di adozione e l'uguagliare con l'agenzia di adozione migliore per lei.

Adopciones españolas - Spanish Adoptions
Para padres acerca de la adopción, escogiendo la agencia correcta de la adopción de las centenares de opciones disponibles puede ser una perspectiva arrolladuro. Adopte a UN Niño puede ayudar...

Los padres pueden solicitar más información en la adopción y son igualado a una agencia pre-investigado de la adopción por el nuevo Cuestionario de la Adopción. Llene apenas la forma simplificada y un especialista de la adopción le contactará para contestar que toda su adopción pregunta y le empareja con la mejor agencia de adopción para usted.