Deck 7: Adoption

Question 1

Both public and private adoption agencies must be licensed by the state.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

If two people are married, there is a presumption that the husband is the father of any child born to the biological mother.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Financial support provided to a biological mother by prospective adoptive parents

A) is limited by state statutes to guard against an adoption's appearing to involve the purchase of a child
B) is not required if an independent adoption is taking place
C) is encouraged by state statutes to ensure the biological mother has been paid a fair amount
D) is normally not required
E) None of these choices is correct.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In some states, a birth mother has up to 30 days to change her mind after signing the adoption consent papers.

Question 5

Proving duress is one way for a biological parent to retract his or her consent to a child's adoption.

Question 6

The federal law that was created at the urging of the Indian Nations who wished to curtail the adoption of Indian children by non-Indian adoptive parents is known as the

A) Indian Child Welfare Act
B) Tribal Welfare Act
C) Indian Tribal Welfare Act
D) Tribal Children's Welfare Act
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 7

The Interstate Compact adoption application must be filed in the state where the child is born.

Question 8

To go forward with an adoption, a petition for adoption must be filed. Such a petition should include

A) All of these choices are correct.
B) the name and address of the biological mother
C) the name and address of the biological father
D) a statement that the biological mother consents to the adoption
E) the name, date, and location of the child's birth

Question 9

If following proper notification a parent fails to step forward to contest an adoption, a hearing will be held to put that fact on record.

Question 10

In every state, if a biological mother is not sure who the father of her child is, a classified ad must be run to find the father.

Question 11

A petition for adoption must be filed

A) in the county in which the adoption will occur
B) in the county in which the biological mother lives
C) only in a federal court
D) 24 hours after the birth of the child
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 12

A private adoption agency is supported by tax dollars and is responsible for the adoption of all children under the guardianship of the children's county or state of residence.

Question 13

Not all 50 states have guidelines dealing with adoption.

Question 14

The majority of all adoptions are completed through public adoption agencies.

Question 15

Generally, state courts require that a record of all financial support given to a biological mother by the adoptive parents be provided to the court before the adoption.

Question 16

A home study report is prepared to ensure an adoptive child's safety and typically involves a social worker interviewing the adoptive parents and visiting their home.

Question 17

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children was designed to protect children who are born in one state and taken to another to be adopted.

Question 18

A notice of alleged paternity should inform the biological father of

A) All of these choices are correct.
B) the upcoming adoption
C) the time and date of any scheduled adoption hearing
D) the names of the adoptive parents

Question 19

An unmarried biological father has the right to be notified of an impending adoption.

Question 20

The amount of financial support that a biological mother may receive from adoptive parents is established by the laws of each state.

Question 21

In an independent adoption

A) the birth mother usually makes the decision of who will adopt her child
B) the biological father need not be notified
C) state statutes do not apply
D) no court papers need to be filed
E) no court is involved

Question 22

In a/an _____ adoption, the adoptive parents are biologically related to the child to be adopted.

Question 23

A final adoption order provides

A) All of these choices are correct.
B) a child and a person who is not the biological parent of the child with all the same rights that any biological child and parent have
C) the adopted child the right to be treated as the child of the adoptive parent for all purposes
D) intestate succession
E) the opportunity for the child to obtain a name change to the name of the adoptive parent's choice, including, but not limited to, the parent's surname

Question 24

If a biological mother signs a consent to adoption

A) she may still have a period of time to change her mind depending on the state
B) she gives her irrevocable consent to the adoption
C) the consent form must be witnessed to make it irrevocable
D) the consent form must be notarized to make it irrevocable
E) the consent form must be notarized and witnessed to make it irrevocable

Question 25

Following a petition for adoption and an adoption hearing, the court will issue

A) an interlocutory decree of adoption
B) a stay of execution
C) a notice of alleged paternity
D) a guardian for the child
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 26

The act of surrendering one's parental rights to another is known as _____.

Question 27

In adoption proceedings, the biological father

A) must consent to the adoption, unless his whereabouts are unknown, in which case notice can be served as the state laws provide
B) does not need to be notified
C) can withhold his consent and stop the proceedings
D) None of these choices is correct.

Question 28

In a/an _____ adoption, the biological parents and the adoptive parents typically meet each other and exchange information.

Question 29

The courts usually place children with adoption agencies following either _____ or the involuntary termination of parental rights.

Question 30

Home study reports are

A) required in all 50 states
B) only required in some states
C) required for private and independent adoptions only
D) required for public, private, and independent adoptions
E) required in all 50 states for public, private, and independent adoptions

Question 31

Public and private adoption agencies

A) must be licensed by the state
B) are supported by tax dollars and are responsible for children under the guardianship of the children's county or state of residence
C) follow flexible rules
D) None of these choices is correct.

Question 32

Guidelines for the adoption process are found in each state's

A) statutes
B) constitution
C) ordinances
D) petitions

Question 33

An adoption agency can be either public or _____.

Question 34

Currently, _____ adoptions occur through adoption agencies.

A) less than 50 percent of all
B) most
C) 75 percent of all
D) 90 percent of all
E) no

Question 35

The legal standard used by the courts for adoption is based on

A) the best interests of the child
B) the finances of the adoptive parents
C) the health of the biological parents
D) the education of the adoptive parents

Question 36

Public adoption agencies are supported by

A) taxpayers
B) private donations
C) fees collected from adoptive parents
D) charitable organizations
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 37

An interlocutory decree of adoption

A) is a temporary decree that is issued for a set period of time prior to a final adoption order
B) is the same as a final adoption order
C) is the same as a petition for adoption
D) is filed when the adoptive parents want to move the child to another state

Question 38

In a/an _____ adoption, the adoptive parents and the biological parents do not know each other's identity.

Question 39

If the biological parents of a child are married to each other

A) there is a presumption that the husband is the father of the child, and the mother cannot put the child up for adoption without the father's consent
B) there is a presumption that the husband is the father of the child
C) the father has a right to any monies paid to the mother by prospective adoptive parents
D) the mother cannot put the child up for adoption without the father's consent
E) the father still has no rights in the adoption proceedings

Question 40

The final order of adoption provides the adoptive parents and child

A) all the same rights that any biological parents and children have
B) a life free from the control of the biological parents
C) a new name and birth date
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 41

The majority of states provide that an adoption is _____ once a judge signs the final order of adoption.

Question 42

A/An _____ report is the result of an independent investigation, usually conducted by a social worker, into adoptive parents and their home environment.

Question 43

The adoption agency _____ cause of action requires the defendant to have breached a duty in its failure to supply plaintiffs with the information the defendant possessed and had available regarding adoptable children.

Question 44

Once a child's adoption is final, his or her birth certificate will be _____ to reflect the adoptive parents as the child's legal parents.

Question 45

Before issuing a final order of adoption, a judge will usually issue a/an _____ of adoption.

Question 46

The _____ is a federal law that was created at the urging of the Indian Nations who wished to curtail the adoption of Indian children by non-Indian adoptive parents.

Question 47

The _____ was designed to protect children who are born in one state and taken to another state to be adopted.