Adoption (Glossary Item)

Adoption

Type: Glossary Item
Identifiers: UUID - 6895f810-158c-11e7-803e-0242ac110017; meteor:meteor/327208/
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Stewardship Organisation: Aristotle Demo Organisation
Endorsed by: Health : Standard on March 1, 2005

Community Services : Standard on March 1, 2005

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Created: 07 March 2015
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Definition

Adoption is the legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parents and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parents.

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Context:
Children and family services.

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Adoptions Australia (AIHW). Data collection standards, tables and counting rules, 1998-99.

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The adoption order severs the legal relationship between the biological parents and the child. A new birth certificate is issued to the child bearing the name(s) of his/her adoptive parent(s) as the natural parent(s) and the new name of the child, where a change has occurred.

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This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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