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adult adoption

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A quick definition of adult adoption:

Adult adoption is when a grown-up person legally becomes the child of another grown-up person. This happens when they go to court and ask a judge to make them family. It's different from when a baby or a kid is adopted because they don't have parents or their parents can't take care of them. When adults adopt each other, they become a family with all the rights and responsibilities that come with it. It's like making a new brother or sister or mom or dad.

A more thorough explanation:

Adult adoption is a legal process where one adult adopts another adult as their child. This creates a parent-child relationship between the two parties, even if they are not related by blood.

Unlike traditional adoption, adult adoption does not require the determination that the child is an orphan or has been abandoned. Instead, it is a voluntary process that can be initiated by either the adoptive parent or the adult being adopted.

For example, an adult may choose to be adopted by their step-parent to formalize their relationship and gain legal rights and responsibilities as a child. Another example is when an elderly person without children chooses to adopt a younger adult to ensure they have someone to care for them in their old age.

Adult adoption is different from legitimation, which is the process of establishing a legal relationship between a father and child born out of wedlock. It is also different from fostering, which is a temporary arrangement where a child is placed in the care of another adult.

Overall, adult adoption is a way for two adults to create a legal parent-child relationship, even if they are not related by blood.

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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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22:32
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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