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.

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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

• Continuing Education Teachers shall be entitled to Parental, Pregnancy, and Adoption Leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act.

• Adoption leave will be permitted to be taken by an adoptive parent for the same time and on the same terms as an employee is permitted to take a leave of absence upon the birth of the employee's child.

• Adoption Assistance • Benefit increased to $8,000 per adoption (up from $4,000).

• ISSUES Personal Serious Health Condition Birth, Adoption or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Care Serious Health Condition of Family Member1 Military Caregiver Leave Family Member with Serious Injury or Illness Incurred in the Line of Military Duty on the same scheduled work days.

• Description Fees Phase 1: Project Start-Up $44,130 Phase 2: Visioning and Gathering Input $177,040 Phase 3: Development of Draft General Plan $151,155 Phase 4: Presentation of Final Draft for Adoption $32,810 Project Total $405,135 Fees are inclusive of all services described in the Scope of Services.

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

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 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 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 the granting of an adoption decree consistent with chapter 26.33 RCW.

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.