Adoption definition

Adoption means a transfer of ownership, with or without remuneration, of an animal from an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter to an individual for the purpose of being a companion animal for that individual. As used in this subdivision, a companion animal includes, but is not limited to, a dog that is used for hunting or as a guard dog.

Adoption means the judicial act that:

Adoption means legally and permanently assuming the responsibility of raising a child as one’s own. The source of an adopted child (e.g., whether from a licensed placement agency or otherwise) is not a factor in determining eligibility for FMLA leave.

Examples of Adoption in a sentence

• Employees shall be granted Pregnancy, Parental and/or Adoption Leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act and amendments made thereto.

• Employees shall be eligible to participate in the University’s Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program on the same terms and conditions as other University employees, as in effect from time to time, with the sole exception that an Employee’s eligibility commences no earlier than three (3) years after their appointment to a bargaining unit position.

• Employees returning from Maternity / Parental / Adoption Leave shall be credited with the earned vacation leave upon return work.

• Employees on Maternity / Parental / Adoption Leave shall continue to accrue vacation leave credits during the first year.

• Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments - Date of entry into force: 5 March 1997 UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINING ASSEMBLIES FOR POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLES AND THEIR TRAILERS __________ UNITED NATIONS _____________ */ Former title of the Agreement: Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts, done at Geneva on 20 March 1958.

More Definitions of Adoption

Adoption means a resolution, ordinance or other formal action taken by the governing body of a county or municipality indicating agreement with and acceptance of the relevant Local Mitigation Strategy.

Adoption means a legal or administrative process that establishes a permanent legal parent-child relationship between a child and an adult who is not already the child's legal parent and terminates the legal parent-child relationship between the adopted child and any former parent.

Adoption means the process necessary to formally enact the Standards within the Franchising Authority's jurisdiction under applicable ordinances and laws.

Adoption means the process through which the adopted child is permanently separated from his biological parents and becomes the lawful child of his adoptive parents with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that are attached to a biological child;

Adoption means a legal and social process through which a child becomes a member of a family into which the child was not born. Adoption provides the child the same rights, privileges and duties as a birth child.

Adoption means a legal process that entitles the person being adopted to all of the rights and privileges, and subjects the person to all of the obligations of a birth child.

Adoption includes the placement of a child with a person in anticipation of, or for the purposes of adoption;