adoption papers
Family formation paperwork
Adoption papers are the legal documents that formalize the transfer of parental rights from biological parents to adoptive parents.
The term covers various forms—petitions, consent forms, court orders—but in everyday speech refers to the final decree that makes adoption official: We signed the adoption papers last Tuesday.
She found her adoption papers in her mother's desk.
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- guardianshipLegal care of another
- legal documentsFormal binding written records
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finalization · court hearing · court date · social worker · home study · biological parents · birth family · birth mother · sealed records · family court · parental rights · signature · legal custody · notarized · agency · waiting · placement · identity
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