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Adoption terminates the rights, duties and responsibilities of the biological parents.
Grandparents who adopt their grandchildren become the grandchildren's legal parents and can make all decisions regarding the grandchildren including decisions about the children's education, medical care, and religious upbringing. Grandchildren will inherit from the grandparent. Grandparents who adopt their grandchildren become financially responsible for their support. Where a grandchild has been in foster care, adoption subsidies may be available to assist a child who has special needs. If grandparents adopt their grandchildren, their income will generally will be counted by the public benefit programs they apply for on behalf of their grandchildren.