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Adoption

Adoption. And Korea. Anna Hance. Adoption. Adoption is the creation of a new, permanent relationship between an adoptive parent and child. Once this happens, there is no legal difference between a child who is adopted and a child who is born into a family.

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Adoption

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  1. Adoption And Korea Anna Hance

  2. Adoption • Adoption is the creation of a new, permanent relationship between an adoptive parent and child. Once this happens, there is no legal difference between a child who is adopted and a child who is born into a family.

  3. Adoptions can be arranged by an agency or independently through an adoption attorney or private center. • Some adoptions are confidential or closed where neither birth nor adoptive know each others’ identities. • Open adoptions are when both parties have some level of contact with each other. These are becoming more common.

  4. Depending on the openness of the adoption, you may even choose the family you want to adopt your child and/or keep in touch with the family as the child grows up. • The number of children being put up for adoption by their birth parents is declining.

  5. Asia • Most popular countries to adopt from are countries in poverty and post-war. • From September 1st, 2008 6,735 children were adopted from Asia. That was 47% of all children adopted. • Children adopted from Asia: • China – 3,852 • India – 306 • Pakistan – 47 • Vietnam – 737 • Russia – 1,859 • Korea – 1,038

  6. Korea • Children in foster care are actually treated very well. • There’s a safe house for at-risk children until they’re adopted or placed in another foster home. • In 2002 the budget of 276 orphanages with about 20,000 children was US$49.2 million, 17.5 times more than the total foster care budget.

  7. Most children started getting adopted after the Korean War in 1950-1953, but most were actually adopted after 1955. • There are now about 17,000 children in public orphanages and an untold number in private institutions in South Korea. • More Korean children are ending up in foster care by single or divorced parents. Most in their early 20’s and are concerned about their own futures.

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