Lifestyle / Adoption / Adoption Petition: The legal document through which prospective parents request the court's permission to adopt a specific child.
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Petition Verb Synonyms: request, application, solicitation, suit, entreaty, supplication, plea, appeal
Petition Adjective Synonyms: request, ask, apply to, apply for, solicit, sue, call upon, entreat, supplicate, plead, appeal (to), appeal (for), beseech, implore, importune, obsecrate
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Lifestyle / Adoption / De Facto Adoption: A legal agreement to adopt a child according to the laws of a particular state which will result in a legal adoption process once the adoption petition is filed with the appropriate court: an equitabl MORE
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Lifestyle / Adoption / International Adoption: Adoption of a child born outside of the United States. MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA): An agreement between member states that governs the interstate delivery of and payment for medical services and adoption assistance payments/subsidies for adopted children with special needs. The agre MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Legal Risk Adoption: An adoption proceeding that is started even though the prospective adoptive family cannot be guaranteed that the child is eligible for adoption. MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Non-Recurring Adoption Costs: One time adoption expenses, which may be at least partially reimbursed by states up to a maximum amount to families adopting children with special needs. Allowable expenses for this reimbursement bene MORE