 It is a social and interpersonal act and usually takes place later in the child's life, which means that the disowned son or daughter would have to make his or her own arrangements for future care.Among other things, it implies no responsibility for future care, making it similar to divorce or repudiation (of a spouse), meaning that the disowned child would have to find another residence to call home and be cared for.Disownment may entail disinheritance, familial exile, or shunning, and often all three.