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International Adoption
International adoption is a form of adoption whereby a person or a couple becomes the permanent and legal parents of a child that is a citizen of another country. The laws of adoption vary in different countries.
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If a shapeshifter shapeshifts into another superhero do they gain their powers?
The answer to this question is yes and no. Honestly, it depends on which legend of theshapeshifter you are thinking of or want to discuss. In X-Men, Morph was a shapeshifter and he took on the powers of whomever he took the form of. But, if you look into some of the other myths/lore in history (as a show called Supernatural shows) the shapeshifter gets the memories of the person they have taken the form of. So, I guess you could call it "powers" of a sort. Sometimes the shapeshifter is just that; it takes the form of another being and nothing else.
Since we are speaking about superheroes my answer to this question is yes! If the shapeshifter is a superhero himself he will indeed gain the powers of the superhero he/she shifts into.
Are adoptive children of a narcissistic parent better off if they have been returned to the system?
There is some ambiguity in the situation you describe; lots of people have an element of narcissism in their personality, which is not the same thing as a narcissistic personality disorder. Someone with a narcissistic personality disorder should never raise children, because the children will inevitably be harmed, quite seriously. Even an impersonal and relatively uncaring institution is better than such a parent.
What is the benefits on adoption?
There are many benefits to adoption.
First for the biological parents they know that their child is safe and will be raised in a stable environment that they alone couldn't provide.
Most adoptive parents (the ones adopting the child) can not have children of their own and adopting allows them to raise and love a child like their own. Also the adoptive parents may be able to have a mixed family that is one that has a combination of biological and adopted children.
The child that is adopted gets many benefits, one of which is being raised in a loving home. If the child was adopted in an open adoption they may be able to keep in contact with their biological family.
A benefit I have experienced as an adopted child is that I get to share my experience and memory of being adopted with other adopted kids.
Is sign language international?
No. American Sign Language (ASL) us used in the U.S. and parts of Canada. French speaking portions of Canada use Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ). British Sign Language (BLS) is not fully intelligable to users of American Sign Language despite the fact that England and the U.S. share the same spoken language. Some countries have more than one sign language. How many there are and their histories depend on how the community of users came together. There are however, a large number of common or similar signs among the European sign languages and their descendants. Deaf people are also very skilled at finding gestures that can easily bridge language barriers. So Deaf people from two different countries tend to be able to communicate more easily than two hearing people who do not speak each other's language.
Did Ewan McGregor adopt the sick little girl from Mongolia he met whilst filming Long Way Round?
Ewan McGregor did adopt a girl from Mongolia called Jamyan who he met when filming Long Way Round.
Fees and cost. You will pay more in a private agency than a state-funded agency. State-funding provides alot of the extra fees so that your cost is minimal (if any).
Age of the child. A child in a state-funded agency is more likely to be within the ages of 3-12. Where as private agencies are more likely to have a better chance of getting an infant-3 years.
Abuse. State-funded agencies typically have children that have been abused in some sense. State-funded agencies like Child Protective Services(CPS in many states) is designed to help children that are abused. Private agencies have a lot more funding (your money) to find mothers and pregnant women simply unable to provide for their children.
Also, State-funded agencies such as CPS are not designed to take kids away from families, but rather to help families with problems to resolve issues and provide for the children. If in cases where this isn't possible, then and only then do they seek adoption for the child(ren).
Can you adopt a 30-year-old immigrant?
No. In the US adults regardless of their citizen status cannot be adopted. A legal immigrant can be sponsored by a US citizen for permanent residency and citizenship.
Is it possible to legally adopt someone over 21?
It depends what state, province, or country you live in.
In states such as California, NY, Alaska, Florida, Illinois, and Nevada, adult adoption is readily available with few restrictions. This also applies to Canadian provinces such as Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan.
In other places, restrictions apply. Example: in Alabama you may only adopt an adult if he/she is "totally and permanently disabled" or "determined to be mentally retarded." In British Columbia, an adult can be adopted if they were financially supported by the potential adopter while a minor.
In other states and provinces, the court has ruled it cannot be done.
Adult adoption is a legal process that has historical roots in Roman times, and was frequently used throughout the last 2000 years to establish legal inheritance rights between adults. It precedes laws that deal with the legal adoption of infants (mainly instituted under child welfare laws dating to the mid 19th century).
Besides inheritance rights, former foster parents may want to adopt the adult they fostered as a child, and natural parents may want to "adopt-back" the adult son or daughter they surrendered to adoption as an infant, especially if the surrender involved fraud or coercion.
Persons who are developmentally disabled are also eligible to have a court appointed guardian or Guardian Ad Litem, if it is necessary.
