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LCritchfi

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Maria and Mike want to adopt a child, Jocelyn, whose mother has chronic drug problems and whose father is unknown. They are concerned about whether the child will be freed for adoption given the circumstances. Which of the following options should they pursue?
 
  A) encourage the mother to surrender her parental rights to the state so the child can be adopted
  B) ask the court to dispense with the father's consent because his whereabouts are unknown
  C) ask the applicable social services department to seek state custody of the child and petition to have the mother's rights terminated on the basis of unfitness given her drug issues.
  D) All of the above are potential options.

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes a closed adoption?
 
  A) It is a private proceeding between biological and adoptive parents.
  B) It is an adoption in which the biological and adoptive parents do not know each other's identities.
  C) It is one in which the child is not permitted to know the identity of his or her biological parents until age 18.
  D) It is one in which the adoptees have access to their birth certificates but cannot contact their biological parents.



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amcvicar

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




LCritchfi

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Reply 2 on: Aug 3, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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