Glossary of Terms

An individual who has been adopted.

The legal transfer of all parental rights and obligations from one person or couple to another person or couple; the legal act of placing a child with a parent or parents other than their birth parent and raising the child as their own.

Collection of case-level information from state and tribal title IV-E agencies on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement.” http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/about-afcars

Federal legislation passed in 1997 that reforms adoption practices.  Adoption and Safe Families act of 1997 (In Acts, Laws, and Bulletins)

This act was to establish a program of adoption assistance, to strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children, to improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.  Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (In Acts, Laws, and Bulletins)

Collection of case-level information from state and tribal title IV-E agencies on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement.” http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/about-afcars

Federal legislation passed in 1997 that reforms adoption practices.  Adoption and Safe Families act of 1997 (In Acts, Laws, and Bulletins)