Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal...

Adoptionism, also called dynamic monarchianism, is an early Christian nontrinitarian theological doctrine, subsequently revived in various forms, which...

Adoption, in Christian theology, is the reception of a believer into the family of God. In the Reformed ordo salutis ("order of salvation"), adoption...

The technology adoption lifecycle is a sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic...

Look up adoption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adoption usually refers to the legal act of permanently placing a child with a relative or non-biological...

Greyhound adoption or Greyhound rescue programs focus on finding homes for Greyhounds who are no longer needed for racing. In some countries, they live...

Disruption is ending an adoption. While technically an adoption is disrupted only when it is abandoned by the adopting parent or parents before it is...

International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in which an individual or couple residing...

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. It...

Same-sex adoption is the adoption of children by same-sex couples. It may take the form of a joint adoption by the couple, or of the adoption by one partner...

of adoption and several examples of adoption take place in the Hebrew Bible and texts from the Second Temple Judaism. The Hebrew word for adoption ‘אימוץ’...

Closed adoption (also called "confidential" adoption and sometimes "secret" adoption) is a process by which an infant is adopted by another family, and...

Adoption in ancient Rome was primarily a legal procedure for transferring paternal power (potestas) to ensure succession in the male line within Roman...

The Rite of Adoption was a Masonic rite which appeared in France in the 18th century. Lodges of adoption were usually attached to regular craft lodges...

Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are...

Adult adoption is a form of adoption between two or more adults in order to transfer inheritance rights and/or filiation. Adult adoption may be done for...

adoption: Madrid scenario (with a transition period between euro adoption day and the physical circulation of euros) Big-bang scenario (euro adoption...

innovation must be widely adopted in order to self-sustain. Within the rate of adoption, there is a point at which an innovation reaches critical mass. In 1989...

Forced adoption is the practice of forcefully taking children from their parents and placing them for adoption. Removing children of ethnic minorities...

Law of adoption may refer to Adoption Adoption law Law of adoption (Mormonism) Christian law of adoption in India LGBT adoption (section Summary of laws...

attention by adopting several children from Third World countries. The adoptions have been criticized because of alleged preference shown to the parents...

Adoption fraud, also known as illegal adoption, can be defined as when a person or institute attempts to either illegally adopt a child or illegally give...

Linux adoption is the adoption of Linux computer operating systems (OS) by households, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments. Many factors...

Respect of Intercountry Adoption (or Hague Adoption Convention) is an international convention dealing with international adoption, child laundering, and...

Interracial adoption (historically referred to as transracial adoption) refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive...

An Adoption Story is a Grammy-winning classical compendium album by Kitt Wakeley (featuring Starr Parodi). The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Classical...

The language of adoption is changing and evolving, and since the 1970s has been a controversial issue tied closely to adoption reform efforts. The controversy...

Adoption studies typically compare pairs of persons, e.g., adopted child and adoptive mother or adopted child and biological mother, to assess genetic...

The adoption of the Gregorian Calendar was an event in the early modern history of most cultures and societies, marking a change from their traditional...

to provide the adoption service, Nightlight Christian Adoptions. Their embryo adoption program is called the Snowflakes® Embryo Adoption Program and over...