Adoption

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/adoption

1. What is the legal basis?
2. What is the assessment process?
3. How does adoption help a child feel safe and loved?
4. What happens to the child’s relationship with their birth family after adoption?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the legal basis?Establishes permanent legal parent-child relationship, superseding birth parent rights
2. What is the assessment process?Home study evaluates prospective adoptive parents' suitability and capacity
3. How does adoption help a child feel safe and loved?Adoption gives a child a stable, caring family that legally protects them and helps them grow with love and belonging.
4. What happens to the child’s relationship with their birth family after adoption?Adoption usually ends the legal ties with the birth family so the child can build a new, lasting bond with the adoptive family.

Legal Finalization: The court process that officially makes adoption legally binding and permanent.
Best Interests of the Child: The guiding principle in adoption law, prioritizing the child's well-being and development.
Adoptee: A person who has been adopted.