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Term used by adoptive parents to describe themselves and their tie with their children and to emphasize the permanency aspect; often used by families who adopt children from countries outside the United States although also used by families who adopt older children and children with SPECIAL NEEDS.

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©2000 by Christine Adamec and William Pierce, Ph.D. Reprinted from The Encyclopedia of Adoption, 2nd Edition (2nd Edition) with permission of Facts On File, Inc.

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