Disownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one`s consanguineous child as a member of one`s family or kin. It differs from giving a child up for adoption both in that it is a social and interpersonal issue (and therefore usually takes place later in the child`s life, though children can be disowned by...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disownment