Adoption

Question 1

Adoption

Answer 1

Terminates the parent-child relationship and creates a new one

Question 2

Medical Information

Answer 2

Adopted child may receive medical information on birth parents

Question 3

Biological Parents’ Rights

Answer 3

Must be terminated before an adoption can go forward.

Question 4

Voluntary Termination: Consent

Answer 4

Both parent’s must consent

Unwed fathers have the right to consent, but may waive that right

Question 5

Voluntary Termination: Withdrawal of Consent

Answer 5

May be withdrawn with court approval WITHIN 30 DAYS after signed

Question 6

Involuntary Termination

Answer 6

Parents have a constitutional right to raise their own children but their rights can be terminated by the court in an ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR DEPENDENCY case

Question 7

Involuntary Termination: Petition for Termination

Answer 7

Must be filed by the state or a child’s guardian

Question 8

Involuntary Termination: Best Interest of Child

Answer 8

Termination must be in the best interest of the child, and there must be a plan for the CARE and TREATMENT of the child