Relative adoption is the legal term used when a member of the immediate family adopts a child placed in foster care. One can legally adopt siblings, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. The process to adopt a relative is less complicated than the normal adoption process. Termination of parental rights by the birth parents is still required during the adoption process. In addition, with a relative adoption, the adoptive parents already have a general knowledge about the birth parents and the situation that placed the child in a foster home or relative care. It will also gives the birth parents a sense of ease knowing that the child has been placed with someone they know and trust (Mintzer, 2003, 244). However, relative adoptions can cause
