Adoption: Difference between revisions

In ''The Sims 3'', a Sim can initiate adoption over the phone. Once adoption is chosen, the Social Worker will arrive on the home lot immediately, but will opt to come back later if there are no young adult, adult, or elder Sims on the home lot. The player will be asked to pick the age and gender of the adoptee. Unless the adoptee was taken away from another household, the player will also get to pick his or her name. The adopted Sim is given the last name of the Sim who made the call. If a baby is adopted, the adoptive parents get a few days off work. Families are not allowed to adopt for the next {{confirm|five days}} if the Social Worker has previously taken away anyone in their household. Also, if the adopter has a memory{{vgversion|TS3:G}} of having a child taken away from them, they will not be allowed to adopt.

In ''The Sims 4'', a Sim can use a computer to initiate an adoption by choosing "Household", then "Adopt". Each adoption costs §1,000. The player will be shown a pool of adoptable babies, toddlers and children, and can choose from that pool. After selecting a child, the Sim will walk off the lot and will return home with the baby, toddler or child after a period of time. Once the Sim has returned, the child's first and last name can be changed if the player so desires. Just like in ''The Sims 3'', after adopting a baby the newly parents get days off from work, regardless of their age.