adoptions
Shelter success stories
Adoptions is the plural of adoption, the legal process of taking another's child as one's own, or more broadly, the act of taking up or embracing something new: International adoptions have declined in recent years, The company's adoption of new technology was slower than expected.
Pet adoptions refer to taking animals from shelters rather than buying from breeders.
Trial venue or sports surface
- custodyProtective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- petitionFormal written appeal
- consentVoluntary agreement given
jurisdiction · attorney · legislation · statutes · certification · notarized · affidavit · dossier
Child whose parents died
- fosterEncourage development of
- wardProtected person; division
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
newborn · placement · birthmother · birthparents · biological · relinquishment · waiting child · special needs
Protected place or structure
- rescueSave from harm
- fosterEncourage development of
- puppyJuvenile canine
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
rehoming · surrender · stray · spay · neuter · microchip · forever home · trial period
State of being related
- relativesThose connected by blood
- stepparentSpouse's prior child's caregiver
- grandparentParent once removed
- extended familyRelatives beyond parents, siblings
blended family · matching · bonding · attachment · homecoming · reunion · search
Inherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- transracialCrossing racial categories
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- ancestryFamily line of descent
narrative · belonging · connection · cultural competency · birth country · ethnic identity · dual identity
In foreign countries
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- translationConverting between languages
receiving country · embassy · dossier · travel · escort · referral · waiting child · intercountry
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- custodyProtective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- petitionFormal written appeal
consent · jurisdiction · attorney · legislation · statutes · certification · notarized · affidavit · dossier · compliance
orphan
Child whose parents died
toddler · newborn · placement · birthmother · birthparents · biological · relinquishment · waiting child · special needs · sibling group
shelter
Protected place or structure
kitten · rehoming · surrender · stray · spay · neuter · microchip · forever home · trial period · application
kinship
State of being related
- relativesThose connected by blood
- stepparentSpouse's prior child's caregiver
- grandparentParent once removed
extended family · blended family · matching · bonding · attachment · homecoming · reunion · search
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- transracialCrossing racial categories
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
ancestry · narrative · belonging · connection · cultural competency · birth country · ethnic identity · dual identity
overseas
In foreign countries
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
receiving country · translation · embassy · dossier · travel · escort · referral · waiting child · intercountry · transnational
- legal actsassignment, agreements, bequest, contracts, conveyance
- textbookstextbook, textbooks, schoolbooks, math textbook, science textbook
- legal recordscourt orders, court decisions, court filings, court rolls, court reports
adoptionsabandonments
Acts of forsaking completely
relinquishments · surrenders · giving up · rejections · desertions
adoptionsrejections
Formal refusals given
refusals · abandonments · discontinuations · oppositions · repudiations
- pet adoptionAcquiring a homeless animal
- dog adoptionAcquiring a shelter canine
- adoption agencyService arranging child placement
- adoption papersLegal family membership documents
- adoption agenciesOrganizations arranging child placements
- open adoptionPlacement preserving birth family contact