Is Guardianship the Same as Adoption?
No. Here are some differences:
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In an Adoption: |
- Parents still have parental rights. They can have reasonable contact with the child.
- The Court can end a guardianship if the parents become able to take care of the child.
- Guardians can be supervised by the court.
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- The parents’ rights are permanently ended.
- The legal relationship is permanent and is exactly the same as a birth family.
- An adoptee inherits from his or her adoptive parent(s), just as a child would.
- Adoptive families are not supervised by the Court.
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