Adoption

The Laws on Adoption
There are all sorts of 'adoptions'! One can 'adopt' a whale, a tree, a patch of grass, even rabbits! This sort of 'adoption' is probably best called sponsoring. The legal Adoption of a Child is something different.
Adoption, in this case, is the LEGAL transferring of a Child from one family to another. This change of family is, in the legal sense, binding in perpetuity. This means that it is for 'all time'.
It is intended to be permanent. The Family belongs to the Child and the Child belongs to the Family. It is as if the Child had been born into the Family. An Adoptive Family is not an alternative family. It IS the Family
Is adoption necessary
· Unfortunately, there are children who are not able to stay with their birth family. This may be for any number of causes, but all the causes have the same consequence. The Birth Family is unable to care for the Child
· Frequently, others can 'step in' to care for the child. The child still belongs to the...