[Avodah] rights of adopted parents

[Rich, Joel via Avodah]

The relationship the adoptive or step-parents have with the children they have actually raised has a functional expression among many halakhists:[9]<http://www.lookstein.org/articles/mourning_adoptive.htm#_ftn9>
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My general take on this topic is that many halakhists bent over backwards to find solutions to the adoption problems mentioned (e.g. yichud). Perhaps it was due to the need for orphans to find homes or the human drive for childless couples to have families(especially when dealing with non-Jewish adoptions)?  I never found much written about the meta issues and wonder how much the prevailing conditions of the times influenced the decisions.

KT
Joel Rich
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