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before same-sex adoption will become a norm. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal in all fifty states, and newly married couples are seeking to create a family. With so many children in the foster care system, same-sex adoption would increase the adoption rates tremendously. Same-sex adoption is an incredible opportunity to provide children with a stable and healthy living environment. Those opposing same-sex adoption claim that same-sex adoption violates the…

Do children being in foster care affect their behavior? Kemp2 Although 3,988,076 children are born in the United States per year, according to www.cdc.gov. 400,540 of them are in foster care. Foster case is a system where children are placed into. The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or child protection services. Yes, the children usually suffer from health compromising behaviors, attachment issues, and education problems.…

with growing numbers of looked after children, the Children and Young Persons Act passed authorizing local authorities to spend money in order to reduce the need of children to receive care (House of Commons, 2009). The Children Act of 1975 made the adoption process easier to further reduce the number of children in care. In 1998, the Department of Health launched the Quality Protect program to support the delivery of children’s social services (House of Commons, 2009). Furthermore, it legalized…

have adopted, and 2.5% of all children under 18 are adopted. The Birth Parents, the Adoptive Parents, and the child themselves all have a different point of view as to what adoption is to them. For some, adoption can be viewed as worrisome, and scary, and others see it as a gift and completely a blessing. In the process of adoption, the adoptive parents should be allowed to take a maternity leave and should have equal rights as parents who are giving birth. If maternity leave is…

Interracial adoption is rewarding especially for the child. It also gives them diversity and incite to other cultures. Other ways interracial adoption is rewarding is when the child grows up he or she will know what it is like for instance to have a black parent and a white one. He or she get to experience both sides and views of both cultures and things they do for both ethnic groups. It will just make him or her a more diverse person. Interracial adoption is beneficial because children need…

The decision to adopt is life changing and you will be anxious to share the news but remember the adoption process can take months or even years. You may want to keep your excitement to yourself for awhile and just enjoy the journey on your own until you have specific news to share. If your family already includes children, they should hear the news before you go “public”. If you feel your child is old enough to understand, you can explain the whole process to them along with updates as things…

Transition of Youth Aging out the Foster Care System Every year, there are more than 30,000 kids who age out of the foster care system (Richards, 2014). In most states, the cut off age is 18; however, some states have increased the age to 21. When these kids finally reach the age of 18, they are left to the world with no support. Homelessness, hunger, lack of healthcare and education is what nearly 30% of the 30,000 kids are left with. More federal and state governments need to instate policies…

wondered what my life would be like if my birth parents had chosen to keep me. Since they were so young, not married and not financially stable, that was just not an option for them. They wanted me to have the best life possible and if puttin me up for adoption was the answer, they knew they had to do it. I would not change it for the world. My parents are so loving and hard working. Apart from being so different from them, theyve grown to understand me more. Being the only child of color was…

Two dads are better than none. Two moms are better than none.” - Unknown Author. These words paint a clear picture of how children in adoption agencies are being kept from potential families just because the parents are homosexual. The reason this quote is applicable to this subject is because there is an issue for homosexual parents trying to adopt children. As people have said, homosexual parents cannot provide a traditional family setting, because of the parents, having a very easy time of…

Process of Reunification. The process for reunification is complex and time consuming. The first step that occurs in the reunification process after the placement of the child in the foster care system is to develop a permanency plan as mandated by each state. This plan sets forth the process the agency and the families must complete in order to have the child return home. After the child has been in foster care for 15-22 months, the law mandates a request from the courts for parental rights to…