Adoption

Question 1

What are the two types of termination of parental rights?

Answer 1

voluntary termination and involuntary termination.

Question 2

Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights

Answer 2

the voluntary surrendering of parental rights.

Question 3

Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

Answer 3

where the state seeks to end the parental rights of one or both parents when living with the parents places the child in danger.

Question 4

On what grounds can the state move to terminate parental rights?

Answer 4

infliction of serious physical harm; abandonment; neglect/deprivation; failure to provide support; mental health of the parent that results in inability to care for the child; or parental unfitness.

Question 5

Can one parent move to terminate the rights of the other parent?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

What are the two types of adoption?

Answer 6

agency adoption and private adoption.

Question 7

Agency Adoption

Answer 7

a licensed adoption agency acts as the intermediary.

Question 8

Private Adoption

Answer 8

private persons act as intermediaries to arrange an adoption.

Question 9

In general, adoption requires two things:

Answer 9

1) the termination of biological parental rights; and 2) the creation of new adoptive parents rights.

Question 10

In adoption, the termination of biological parents’ rights must be consented to by the parents unless . . .

Answer 10

the rights have already been terminated, or the consent is unreasonably withheld against the best interests of the child.

Question 11

When is the consent of an unmarried father necessary in terminating his parental rights in adoption?

Answer 11

where the father is actively involved in the child’s life.

Question 12

When must an adoptee consent to being adopted?

Answer 12

when the adoptee is over 12.