Category: Child
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Assisted Conception
Description of Assisted Conception In this reference work, assisted conception is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Artificial Insemination In Vitro Fertilization Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer Child Custod Children Out of […]
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Child Support
Child Support Definition Child Support, financial contribution paid by a noncustodial or absentee parent to a custodial parent toward the expenses of raising his or her children. (1) History "Society has long had an interest in establishing a childÂ’s paternity, an interest […]
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Encyclopedia of Adoption
The Encyclopedia of Adoption The Encyclopedia of Adoption Foreword Adoption is a constantly evolving institution that changes to fit the perceived needs of children who need families, whether they are healthy newborns, children in foster care, children from other countries, or children of all ages with special needs. In addition to the “triad” members of…
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International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Bibliographic Details Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA Copyright: 2002 (2nd edition (November 27, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0028656725 ISBN-13: 978-0028656724 Pages: 2000 Table of Contents Abortion Abstinence Academic Achievement Acculturation Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Adolescent Parenthood Adoption Adulthood Affection Afghanistan African-American Families Alzheimer’s Disease American Indian Families Anabaptists (Amish, Mennonite)…
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Searching For Biological Parents
Searching for Biological ParentsThe attitude of most adoptive parents to their children's desire to search for their birth parents has changed as well. In the past, adoptive parents often viewed their child's desire to search for his or her biological parents as a rejection of thems…
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Telling Adopted Children About Their Adoption
Telling Adopted Children About Their AdoptionAdoptive parents must decide if and when to tell their children about their adoption. In the past, parents often kept information related to the adoption from the child until he or she became an adult. Some parents never told their adopted childr…
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Transracial Adoptions
Transracial AdoptionsAdditional issues arise when adopted children come from a different culture than their adoptive parents. Adoptions in which the adoptive parents and their adopted child are of different races, known as transracial adoptions, pose special difficulties. When children belo…