US: Can you adopt an adult? Why some people choose adult adoption
Romper – November 03, 2022
Can you adopt an adult? Sometimes, adult adoption is used for foster children who may have never found a strong adult connection during their time bouncing through care. “For the most part, kids who have aged out of the foster care system don’t know that adoption is still a possibility at that age,” Dawn Post, an attorney and expert on broken adoptions, tells Romper. Some are interested in joining a family, but others are just looking for an adult connection: “There’s a fear that these young people have that they have no one who cares about them, who remembers them,” Post explains. Having an adult connection is valuable, whether or not the relationship is legalized, but adding the legalization can add an extra layer of security for both parties.
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