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Guardianship vs Adoption

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Is Guardianship the Same as Adoption?

No. Here are some differences:

In a Guardianship:	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.	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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