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Adoption is the legal process that permanently gives a child to a parent or parents who are not the child's biological (or birth) parents. Methods of adoption include (1) using a public or private agency; (2) making direct arrangements between adoptive parents and birth parents, sometimes with the help of an attorney or a member of the clergy; (3) adopting a child who is from another country, either directly or through an agency; (4) adopting a child as a stepparent, relative, or (in some states) domestic partner. Adoption requirements, regulations, and costs vary by state, country, and type of adoption. Related Questions1 Attorney answers: 
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