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Relinquishment and Time to Revoke
State laws differ widely on when and how parental rights can be relinquished, and the period of time when placing parents can change their minds. Here's what you need to know about relinquishment of parental rights, consent to adoption, and the time to revoke.... [more]
Accepting Money from Adopting Parents
The laws vary from state to state. In many states, however, the adoptive parents are only allowed to pay for medical expenses caused by the pregnancy and legal fees attached to the ado... [more]
Safe Havens
A woman faced with an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy has two options: continue the pregnancy, or not continue the pregnancy. If abortion is not an option, she has two poss... [more]
Laws
Termination of Rights
Interstate Adoption
The Internet has played a major role in the increased number of children adopted across state lines. Web-based waiting child photolistings and hopeful parent profiles online are just t... [more]
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