Termination & Adoption

Question 1

Termination of Parental Rights

Answer 1

Voluntary Termination = Parents may voluntarily relinquish all rights to their children

Involuntary Termination = State comes in to pull child from household

Question 2

Adoption

Answer 2

Types = Agency and Private

Req. =
-Termination of biological parents rights (consent of biological parents required unless already terminated or BIOC; consent of unmarried father if actively involved)
AND
-Creation of New Parent Rights