Now we light on important legal terms :
ABANDONMENT (OF A
CHILD)
“A parent's failure to provide any financial assistance to
or communicate with his or her child over a period of time. When this happens,
a court may deem the child abandoned by that parent and order that person's
parental rights terminated. Abandonment also describes situations in which a
child is physically abandoned -- for example, left on a doorstep, delivered to
a hospital or put in a trash can. Physically abandoned children are usually
placed in orphanages and made available for adoption.”
