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Explanation: Application is a generic term used for describing the act of making a request for something. What kinds of request? It applies to any kind of request. Petition, on the other hand, is something more specific. It's a LEGAL term meaning a formal written request to a court for an order of the court. A petition is an application, but an application is not necessarily a petition. The keyword here is court order. Court order is what is requested in a petition. With application, it's not always the case.
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Should a person file a petition or application for an adoption? It\'s petition, not application because a court order is needed in an adoption. Below is what the Law.com dictionary says about adoption:
adoption
n. the taking of a child into one\'s family, creating a parent to child relationship, and giving him or her all the rights and privileges of one\'s own child, including the right to inherit as if the child were the adopter\'s natural child. The adoption procedure varies depending on whether the child comes through an agency which handles adoptions or comes from a stranger or a relative, and on the age of the child and the adoptive parent or parents. THE HOPEFUL ADOPTIVE PARENT MUST FILE A PETITION, which may be handled by the adoption agency. Natural parents must either give binding written permission for the adoption or have abandoned the child for a lengthy period of time. An investigation will be made by a county office (probation or family services) as to the future parents\' suitability to adoption, their relationship status, their home situation, and their health, as well as the best interests of the child. If the child is old enough to understand the procedure he or she may have a say in the adoption. Finally there is a hearing before a local court judge (called \"surrogate\" in some states) and an adoption order made. In many states a new birth certificate can be issued, with the adoptive parents listed as the parents. If there is an adoption of an adult, the adopting adult usually must be several years older, based on the state law. In recent years, there has been much controversy over adoption by single parents, including gays and lesbians, with the tendency toward allowing such adoptions, provided all other criteria beneficial to the child are met.
Should a person "file a petition for adoption" with a court, or "application for adoption"?
It seems to me that sometimes those two words are used interchangeably.
I had looked in several dictionaries and searched the web, however it didn' t solve my problem.
Experienced court interpreters will probably be able to give me the right answer.
Thanks a lot.
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sí que hay diferencias. Normalmente, la petición es normalmente un recurso ante una negativa,
Explanation: mientras que la solicitud es una petición, pero de algo que aún no ha sido denegado.
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Sorry, gave you a blingual answer. In general usage, petition is an appeal or a request for something that is subject to denial or has been denied. An application is a submission that normally cannot be rejected without processing and issuing a decision.
Herman Vilella Local time: 06:50 Native speaker of: English, Spanish PRO pts in pair: 14
Explanation: a petition is a formal written request addressed to a magistrate or court, praying for preliminary, incidental or final specific relief and setting forth the facts or reasons therefor. a petitioner is someone who petitions.
application is the act of applying. an applicant submits a formal request for something of benefit to himself e.g a scholarship.
Ref: Merriam Webster's Third International
eldira Indonesia Local time: 11:50 Native speaker of: Indonesian PRO pts in pair: 85
Explanation: Application is a generic term used for describing the act of making a request for something. What kinds of request? It applies to any kind of request. Petition, on the other hand, is something more specific. It's a LEGAL term meaning a formal written request to a court for an order of the court. A petition is an application, but an application is not necessarily a petition. The keyword here is court order. Court order is what is requested in a petition. With application, it's not always the case.
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Should a person file a petition or application for an adoption? It\'s petition, not application because a court order is needed in an adoption. Below is what the Law.com dictionary says about adoption:
adoption
n. the taking of a child into one\'s family, creating a parent to child relationship, and giving him or her all the rights and privileges of one\'s own child, including the right to inherit as if the child were the adopter\'s natural child. The adoption procedure varies depending on whether the child comes through an agency which handles adoptions or comes from a stranger or a relative, and on the age of the child and the adoptive parent or parents. THE HOPEFUL ADOPTIVE PARENT MUST FILE A PETITION, which may be handled by the adoption agency. Natural parents must either give binding written permission for the adoption or have abandoned the child for a lengthy period of time. An investigation will be made by a county office (probation or family services) as to the future parents\' suitability to adoption, their relationship status, their home situation, and their health, as well as the best interests of the child. If the child is old enough to understand the procedure he or she may have a say in the adoption. Finally there is a hearing before a local court judge (called \"surrogate\" in some states) and an adoption order made. In many states a new birth certificate can be issued, with the adoptive parents listed as the parents. If there is an adoption of an adult, the adopting adult usually must be several years older, based on the state law. In recent years, there has been much controversy over adoption by single parents, including gays and lesbians, with the tendency toward allowing such adoptions, provided all other criteria beneficial to the child are met.
Kardi Kho Indonesia Local time: 11:50 Native speaker of: Indonesian PRO pts in pair: 35
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