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Adoption is when you become a legal parent to a child who is not your own son or daughter. Adoptive means one who adopts, so it means a parent who has adopted a child not born to them.

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What is the difference between a biological and a adoptive parent?

The difference between a biological parent and an adoptive parent is that the biological parent is the one who is related to the child by blood and the adoptive parent is the one that raised the child.


When a birth parent takes their child from a adoptive parent is that kidnapping?

It could be if they didn't have permission from the adoptive parent.


What is the adjective of adopt?

Adoptive or adopted. A child is adopted, a parent is adoptive.


Who is considered next of kin adoptive parent or biological parent?

Adoptive parent. Once a child has been adopted, his adoptive parents are his parents, period. It is as though he had been born to them. He no longer has ANY legal relationship to his birth parents; he has no claim on them nor they on him.


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Are adoptive parents callef step parents?

No, step parents are parents who live with the other parent, married or not, and who is not your biological parent or foster parent. An adoptive parent is your full parent, just like a biological one. You will inherit them and carry their name.


Who is exempt from paying child support UK?

Everyone who is not the biological parent or adoptive parent.


What are some drawbacks of being a single, adoptive parent?

The issues a single adoptive parent may run into is financial and child care problems. There is also the issue of not being available all the time. These issues apply to biological and adoptive parents.


What does mother's mean?

A mother in law.Stepmother. Adoptive mother Foster mother female parent to be the mother of A woman who gives birth to a child


Can you get taken away from your adoptive parent?

Yes, if it is determined that you are being abused or neglected you can be taken away from an adoptive parent.


Can biological mother show up at adoptive parents house to try and see the child?

Whether the biological parent are allowed to see their child or not is entirely up to the parents and with that I mean the adoptive parents who now are the guardians of the child.


Can adoptive parents take education away from the adopted kids?

yes because (in most cases) the adoptive parent iz the legal gaurdian.