ADOPTION Submitted by Giedrė Greičiuvienė
LAYOUT: WHAT IS ADOPTION TYPES OF ADOPTION (by effect on the parties involved) TYPES OF ADOPTION (by location and origin) REASONS FOR ADOPTION NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK ADOPTION BY SAME-SEX COUPLES ADOPTION NUMBERS ADOPTION IN LITHUANIA CONLUSION LITERATURE
ADOPTION IS A LEGAL ACT OF PERMANENTLY PLACING A CHILD WITH A PARENT OR PARENTS OTHER THAN THE BIRTH MOTHER OR FATHER
TYPES OF ADOPTION (No.1): OPEN ADOPTION SEMI-OPEN ADOPTION CLOSED ADOPTION
TYPES OF ADOPTION (No.2): DOMESTIC ADOPTION a) FOSTER CARE ADOPTION b) INTRA-FAMILY ADOPTION INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
REASONS FOR ADOPTION BIRTH FAMILY’S REASONS ADOPTIVE PARENT’S REASONS
BIRTH FAMILY INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY CARE FOR THE CHILD MALTREATMENT WITH THE CHILD NOT BEING IN THE POSITION TO RAISE A CHILD INVOLUNTARILY LOSS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
ADOPTIVE PARENTS INABILITY TO BIOLOGICAL REPRODUCTION THE LACK OF A PARTNER STEP-PARENT ADOPTION AVOIDING PASSING OR INHERITABLE DISEASES THE CHALLENGE
NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK IS USED IN THE UK TO ENCOURAGE NEW ADOPTERS TO COME FORWARD WITH ADOPTION
ADOPTION BY SAME-SEX COUPLES LEGAL STATUS OF ADOPTION BY SAME-SEX COUPLES IN EUROPE
NUMBERS OF ADOPTION
ADOPTION IN LITHUANIA
FINAL WORD: THE STATISTICS SHOW THAT ADOPTION IS STILL WEAKLY DEVELOPED, PARTICULARLY IN LITHUANIA
WHAT COULD WE DO TO INCREASE NUMBERS OF ADOPION IN OUR COUNTRY?
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