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  • Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents and the placing of those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parents. After the finalization of an adoption, there is little or no legal difference between biological and adopted children...

  • Different jurisdictions have varying laws on adoption and post-adoption. Some practice confidential or closed adoption, preventing further contact between the adopted person and the biological parents, while others have varying degrees of open adoption, which may allow such contact. However, an underreported fact is that open adoptions are not legally enforceable agreements in many jurisdictions. I.e., an open adoption may be closed at any time for any reason.

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There is a theory that a female child's relationship with her father sets the foundation of all future relationships with the men that will populate her life. If her father was caring, kind and supportive, she may seek similar types of males to have healthy and fulfilling relationships with. If he was critical, emotionally unavailable, or under ... Read More »
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Well, it’s that time of year again, where back-to-school sales are everywhere and summer trips and camps are winding down. And despite the fact that this month is one of the hottest months of the year, it’s also the one where a majority of our children are headed back to school. Over the years, I’ve noticed that, once again, parents (myself ... Read More »
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Whether a mother struggles with depression, a college student suffers from anorexia, or an adolescent abuses alcohol, collateral damage exists within nearly every family. Perhaps it’s a husband who simply doesn’t know how to help his wife, or maybe it’s a sibling who feels rejected or abandoned, because the parents remain forever focused on ... Read More »

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