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Adoption
Adoption is a legal process that creates a parent-child relationship between individuals not related by blood. Adoption entitled the adopted child to all privileges like natural child and the original parent transfers all their rights and responsibilities to the adoptive parent.
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How much does an infant cost per month?
This depends on many factors, including if you are breastfeeding or bottlefeeding, using disposable or cloth diapers, etc. Breastfeeding, of course, is free. Bottle feeding with formula you can expect to spend about $100-$200 a month for the first few months, but this will increase as the baby gets bigger and eats more. If your baby has special food requirements, the cost will be much higher.
Diapers, depending on the brand and where you buy them, will cost over $100 per month as well, if using disposable. If you use cloth, your water bill may increase due to the extra cleaing you have to do, but the monthly cost won't be nearly as high.
Many doctors will want to make an appointment every month or every other month for the first year, you'll have to factor in the cost of your doctor as well.
If you don't need childcare or babysitting, you can save a ton of money, but if you do need to pay for childcare and babysitting, expect to spend about $50 for a full day. Different childcare center's charges vary, so that is just an estimate.
Finally, clothes. Babies often grow really really fast, so much that you'll be buying new clothes every month or so. Obviously how much you spend depends on your tastes (are you going to the thrift store or to the mall?).
If the child is getting verbaly abused can the aunt adopt?
If the abuse is extreme and you feel the child's wellbeing is threatened, call the local authorities who will investigate the matter. If the child is taken from the home due to unsafe environment you might be able to serve as a foster home. If the parental rights are revoked at the end of foster living you might be able to adopt the child.
So to answer the question: Yes, you can but not without a legal process of the parental rights being removed. There are criteria involved that must be met. In most cases you cannot just hire an attorney, seek custody of the child and become their adoptive parent.
What is the Dysfunctional Family Cycle?
I'm not certain this answers the question as it was intended, but hopefully it helps.
This is purely speculative on my part, but qualified nonetheless by my having originated within a dysfunctional family, and sadly passing the torch.
My theory is that dysfunction stems from selfish desire, more accurately egocentrism. Selfish is a bit harsh a perspective. The egocentric person is capable of seeing only or mostly from his perspective. It is not a question of fault, and so cannot actually be termed selfishness until that person becomes or is made aware of his egocentrism.
The egocentric person is me focused. It is not that he is out for what he can get for himself because he wants it as much as he is all of his world that he is aware. He knows that other people populate his world, but cannot or has difficulty recognizing their actions as anything but what affects him. There is him and the world that bounces off him.
I know, sounds selfish, but it really isn't. It isn't truly narcisistic either, further from it actually. The selfish person takes what he wants because he wants it. The egocentric person takes what he wants because he needs it. A fine distinction, but a distinction regardless.
How this precipitates dysfunction is this: hedoes not live in a void. He lives among other people, usually a family of some sort. Now picture his egocentric perception multiplied by however many people are in that family. Everyone grabbing, and scrapping, and fighting for everything they get. Not just the material either. They fight for space. They fight for attention. They fight for recognition. They fight for love. What sort of picture does that paint?
Now everyone in that family, being individuals with individual needs and different individual perceptions have differing levels of egocentric behavior at different times. This only complicates matters. That many dysfunctional families are able to function at all is a testament more to the adaptability of humans and their behavior than anything else. As a matter of course we adapt and we overcome; we naturally seek equalibrium, within ourselves and within our environments.
If one observes a dysfunctional unit (a messed up family) in operation, it's almost like a dance, or the grand opera of warfare. Each member probes the others, testing for whom to ally with, for what to fight over, what to take, what to leave behind, what to abandon. They watch each other to look for clues to mood, emotions, thoughts. They react from years of experience, almost instinctively to the behavior of the others. It looks like a slow motion train wreck from the outside, but to those inside who know nothing different, it's just another day in the neighborhood.
From personal experience, it gets bumpy for the rest of the family when one of them becomes aware of the dysfunctional behavior and begins to change away from it. It becomes confusing to the rest. One of the pack members smells different (pardon the metaphor) so doesn't quite belong. He can't be cast out, but he can't be trusted to play the game anymore, because it has become a game, The Game.
The cycle part of dysfunction is simply this: we pass on what we know and we know what we live. We are defined (in part) by the experiences of our lives. It is possible to break away only by consciously changing the experiences. Not editing memory, rather making a stand to end the cycle.
I swore an oath several years ago when I was in a very sad and lonely place, where I had time to reflect on me and how I became me. I swore this oath to God, to myself, and to my family: It ends with me. I will not knowingly pass on the dysfunction that I lived, that I learned. I will make every possible attempt to stop it from growing. I will do everything in my power to repair the damage it has caused and I have caused as a result of it. Reflection and awareness are the road to change. Honesty, self-honesty is the map.
It's not about blaming. What has happened is past; what happens as a result of the past is choice.
Can you make your 15 year old daughter give her baby up for adoption in tn?
Not in any state is anyone but the female carrying the fetus decide what to with it. trying to force her to is illegal. She will need a lot of support to do this and only if she or the father are unfit as parents will the state take the child in custody. You had her and I'm sure you can imagine how horrible you would've felt if someone tried to make you give your daughter away.
you have to adopt them and the former father has to give up rights and agree to it. But if he is out of the picture already you just get a lawyer and go from there.
If they are your children, go to the court house and just file the papers for a name change,, its pretty easy really.
All the name change issues can be seen here http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-girl-talk-whats-in-a-name?cnn=yes
Unless there is a court order specifically stating otherwise, there isn't any thing illegal about contacting them; you don't have any legal right to do so though, so your parents are free to forbid you from doing so.
How can you put yourself up for adoption when nothing has gone wrong?
Your parents have to give up their parental rights first and hand you over to the state. Then you are up for adoption. I doubt the judge will let them do that though.
How to sign a baby up for adoption?
Look in the phonebook or online for adoptive agencies or contact a socialworker.
How much does it cost to adopt a midget?
i don't think it is legal but if it was i would def buy one and don't tell me u wouldn't
How could one find a professional to talk through the adoption process with?
To seek a professional to talk about the adoption process, an individual can seek out help at their local adoption house. There are also many forums and other sites which can help with the adoption process.
How do kids feel when they find out they are adopted?
It depends on how the child finds out and the age of the child when the discovery is made.
Concealing adoption from an adopted child is never a good idea: the fact always comes out.
If the fact is used against the child, as is often the case when bullies get a hold of this detail, the adopted child can feel pretty bad.
If, however, adoptive parents celebrate a birth day and an adoption day, and are celebratory about the child's arrival into the family from the beginning, the child learns early and remains aware of how positive being adopted can be.
Is it better to adopt from a local agency or abroad?
It is better to adopt from local adoption agencies, because it is more time consuming and expensive to adopt internationally. If one adopts internationally one can expect to pay for the cost of a visa and the travel to the other country to get the child along with many other expenses.
What is the meaning of adopting a baby in Islam?
It means raising up a child by an adopting family if his/her biological family is incapable or not available to raise the child up. However, the adopted child should remain holding his/her biological family name and is not allowed to change it to the adopting family name.
That is an act of kindness, but it is often difficult since abused children develop emotional problems and may behave badly.
Are there any fees associated with dog adoption?
Yes. Usually their are fees associated with dog adoption. Typical fees range from $100 to $300. Also consider fees after you receive the dog - such as accessories and food.
Does adopted children have the legal right to see a dying parent?
No they do not. In a case like this I would contact the adoptive parents and ask if it was OK.
Adopting is not a sin, but, if you are kidnapping, wanting to do bad things to him/her/it, it will eventually be a sin (no affence if you did that). Bye Bye!
child services would not let the parent have their kid back because that kid could die because of their parents
Can gay men adopt children in the UK?
Yes, gay men can adopt children in the UK. Full Joint adoption is also available for gay couples.
Is adoption regulated by state or federal agencies?
In addition: some states (example: Florida) the state outsources the adoption and foster care services and regulation to local agencies.
International adoptions are a different matter altogether. You have not only state and federal regulations, but you also have to work around the laws of the country from which you are adopting. And every country is different.
With a good adoption agency and/or attorney the governmental red tape should be no problem.
As with any dealings with government regulations, it can be frustrating. Just keep in mind that all of the regulations and hassle is for the benefit and protection of the child(ren).
Should a girl have to give her child up for adoption if she is old enough to take care of it?
It seems to me someone that cares about her doesn't think she ready for that type of responsiblity yet. But to me I think she has a say so if she want to keep her on child or not. Besides its hard to give up a baby that has been growing inside for nine months.
A legal adoption is one that a judge decreed has been established and has issued a court order so stating.
Why adopted children want to know their biological parents?
Well i want to know my parents because they brought me into this world and i love them no matter if they gave me up for a reason or not. I am just happy i wasnt one of the many abortions. Any more questions? Email me at adopted.child.pjw@gmail.com
