international adoption
Transnational family formation
International adoption is the legal process of adopting a child from a foreign country, bringing them to live permanently in the adoptive parents' home nation.
The process involves navigating two legal systems and immigration requirements: They spent two years completing their international adoption from South Korea.
International adoptions have declined significantly since the early 2000s as sending countries have tightened regulations and prioritized domestic placement.
Learning outside the classroom
- dossierFile of personal information
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
- petitionFormal written appeal
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
eligibility · compliance · match · agencies · jurisdiction · consulate · paperwork · visa
Institution housing parentless children
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
philanthropy · welfare · advocacy · volunteerism · sponsorship · donation · outreach · development
Person before puberty
- siblingsFellow offspring
- birth parentsGenetic mother and father
- adopteeOne legally taken in
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
parenting · kinship · lineage · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · reunification · triad
Between two nations
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
receiving country · expatriate · emigration · immigration · diplomacy · bilateral agreement · moratorium · ethics
Inherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
traditions · customs · language · acculturation · assimilation · integration · homeland · birth country
Connection or fondness
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- loveIntense fond attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
intimacy · closeness · relationship · acceptance · embrace · rapport · adjustment · transition
home study
Learning outside the classroom
accreditation · eligibility · compliance · match · agencies · jurisdiction · consulate · paperwork · visa · immigration
orphanage
Institution housing parentless children
compassion · philanthropy · welfare · advocacy · volunteerism · sponsorship · donation · outreach · development · poverty
child
Person before puberty
- siblingsFellow offspring
- birth parentsGenetic mother and father
- adopteeOne legally taken in
guardian · parenting · kinship · lineage · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · reunification · triad · orphan
intercountry
Between two nations
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- citizenshipStatus as state member
receiving country · passport · expatriate · emigration · immigration · diplomacy · bilateral agreement · moratorium · ethics · child trafficking
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
ethnicity · traditions · customs · language · acculturation · assimilation · integration · homeland · birth country · heritage tour
attachment
Connection or fondness
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- loveIntense fond attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
trust · intimacy · closeness · relationship · acceptance · embrace · rapport · adjustment · transition · trauma-informed
- adoptionbirth parents, adopted child, birth parent, birth mother, home study
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- international affairspassport, embassy, visa, treaty, diplomat
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- rainbow familiesrainbow families, rainbow family, same-sex parents, two dads, two moms
- conflict of lawsapplicable law, characterization, characterisation, comity, escape clauses
international adoptionfoster care
Supervised substitute parenting
kinship care · institutional care · respite care · temporary placement
international adoptionnatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
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