Adoptions With An Emphasis On The Adoption Of Infants

Unrelated Adoptions with an Emphasis on the Adoption of Infants Nicole Scrivani University of Central Florida Unrelated Adoptions with an Emphasis on the Adoption of Infants Introduction Adoption is the process in which an adult legally becomes the guardian to a child or children that are not biologically their own (Legal Information Institute, n.d.). Through adoption, a new family is created and rather than looking at it as one event—which many people mistakenly do—it is a lifelong process that has an effect on every aspect of all parties involved. While there are many different components of adoption, this paper has a strong emphasis of unrelated adoptions, or adoptions by adults who are not in any way biologically related to the child, and when fit, the adoption process and effects specific to infants. According to Crosson-Tower (2013), adoption was originally intended for the benefit of the adoptive parents. 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