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• How to Adopt from Togo
  ...|''' View on the centre of Sokodé: New Mosque in the front - Great Mosque in the back.'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}} ...Enfants au [[Togo]] (CNAET) - National [[Adoption]] Committee for Children in [[Togo]]. While the Committee is under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Ministry
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• How to Adopt from Venezuela
  ...vention [[adoption]] process is given below. You must complete these steps in the following order so that your [[adoption]] meets all necessary legal req ...adoption]]. Your [[adoption]] could continue to be processed in accordance with the immigration regulations for non-Convention adoptions. Learn more .
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• How to Adopt from Zambia
  '''NOTE:''' Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] may contact Social Welfare Officers and [[Juvenile]] Inspectors of the Provincial and D # Be matched with a child
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• Maine
  *A putative father or a legal father who is not the birth father if he: ...ights]] regarding the child under the laws of the foreign [[jurisdiction]] in which the child was born
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• Florida
  ...ness, that he is the father of the minor and has filed such acknowledgment with the Office of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health within the requi ...s been placed for subsequent adoption may provide consent to the adoption. In that case, no other consent is required.
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• Hawaii
  **During the first 30 days after the child’s birth **Prior to the placement of the child with [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]
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• Idaho
  *Any birth parent who has been adjudicated to be the child’s birth father by a court of competent [[jurisdiction]] prior to the mother’s exe *An unmarried birth father who has established [[paternity]] of the child
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• Illinois
  ...the mother on the date of birth of the child or within 300 days before the birth of the child ...ut to be the child’s birth father during the first 30 days following the birth of the child
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• Indiana
  *Each living parent of a child born in wedlock * Each person, agency, or county Office of Family and Children having lawful [[custody]] of the child
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• Iowa
  ...contribute to the support of the child or financially aid in the child’s birth and has failed to do so without good cause. ...ned for a crime against the child, the child’s sibling, or another child in the household, or the parent has been imprisoned and it is unlikely that th
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• Kansas
  In a stepparent adoption, if a mother consents to the adoption of a child who ...desires to consent to the adoption of her child, a petition shall be filed in the district court to terminate the [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] of
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• Kentucky
  *The living parent or parents of a child born in lawful wedlock ...born out of wedlock, if [[paternity]] is established in a legal action or in an [[affidavit]] acknowledging [[paternity]] of the child
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• Louisiana
  **The father is presumed to be the father of the child in accordance with law. ...who has established his [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] in accordance with law
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• Maryland
  *The birth mother and father *The director of the local department of social services with [[custody]] of the child
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• Massachusetts
  ...oluntarily provide a sworn written statement, executed before a notary and in the presence of two competent witnesses, one of whom shall be selected by t *The court finds that the adoption is in the best interests of the child due to parental unfitness.
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• Michigan
  ...s a verified affirmation of his [[paternity]] and a denial of his interest in [[custody]] of the child ...claim [[paternity]] either before the expected date of birth or before the birth of the child
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• Minnesota
  ...child through a final commitment of the juvenile court or through a decree in a prior adoption proceeding ...e birth of a child and no later than 60 days after the child’s placement in a prospective adoptive home, a person whose consent is required under this
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• Mississippi
  *The agent of the county department of human services that has placed a child in foster care, either by agreement or by court order ...ion unless he has demonstrated, within the period ending 30 days after the birth of the child, a full commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood.
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• Missouri
  ...ternity]] no later than 15 days after the birth of the child, or has filed with the [[Putative Father Registry|putative father registry]] ...es a verified statement denying [[paternity]] and disclaiming any interest in the child
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• Montana
  *The birth mother *The husband of the birth mother if the husband is the [[Presumed Father|presumed father]] of the chi
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• Nebraska
  Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska [[Indian Child Welfare Act]], no adoption shall be decreed unl ...ody]] of a minor child by virtue of proceedings that occurred in any court in Nebraska or by virtue of the Uniform Child [[Custody]] [[Jurisdiction]] and
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• Nevada
  ...ted by the mother before the birth of a child or within 72 hours after the birth of a child are invalid. Release for or consent to adoption may be executed by the father before the birth of the child if the father is not married to the mother.
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• New Hampshire
  *The birth mother, provided that if she is under age 18, the court may require the ass *The birth father, provided that he was found to be entitled to notice and that if he
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• New Jersey
  *Whose [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] have been terminated in a separate judicial proceeding *Whose child has been made available for adoption in a foreign state or country if the U.S. [[Immigration and Naturalization Ser
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• New Mexico
  In any adoption involving an Indian child, consent to adoption by the petition ...doption shall be required of the child who is age 14 or older and shall be in a writing signed by the child.
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• New York
  ...or surviving parent, whether adult or minor, of a child conceived or born in wedlock ...that father has maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child
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• North Carolina
  Consent to an adoption in a direct placement must be executed by: **Attempted to marry the mother of the minor before the minor’s birth
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• North Dakota
  *The mother of the minor, whether by birth or adoption ...her has otherwise legitimated the minor according to the laws of the place in which the adoption proceeding is brought.
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• Ohio
  ...tion was filed, a court determined that he has a parent-child relationship with the minor. A child who is age 12 or older must consent unless the court finds that it is in the child’s best interests to waive the requirement.
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• Oklahoma
  ...judicially terminated and [[custody]] of the minor has been legally vested in such agency A parent of a minor born in wedlock or a parent who is age 16 or older shall be deemed capable of givin
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• Oregon
  Consent in writing to the adoption of a child shall be given by: *The next of kin in this State if the child has no living parent and no guardian
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• Pennsylvania
  *The spouse of the adopting parent, unless he or she joins in the [[Adoption Petition|adoption petition]] The rights of a parent in regard to a child may be terminated when the parent:
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• Rhode Island
  The parents of the child, or their survivor, shall consent in writing to the adoption. If neither parent is living, consent may be given ...r older, the consent of or notice to the child’s parents or other person in the child’s behalf shall not be required.
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• South Carolina
  ...f the father has maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child ...an 6 months after the child’s birth, but only if the father openly lived with the child or the child’s mother for a continuous period of 6 months and o
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• South Dakota
  If it is in the best interests of the child, the court may waive consent from a parent ...ny crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period that, in the opinion of the court, will deprive the child of the parent’s companio
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• Tennessee
  ...nterest is given if deemed necessary to advise and assist the minor parent with respect to [[surrender]], parental consent, waiver, or termination of the m ...e court shall receive the consent and testimony from the child in chambers with only the child and a guardian ''ad litem'' if required and appointed by the
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• Texas
  ...the child is presently the spouse of the petitioner, that parent must join in the petition for adoption, and further consent of that parent is not requir A child who is age 12 or older must consent unless the court finds it in the child’s best interests to waive consent.
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• Utah
  ...parent who has executed and filed a voluntary declaration of [[paternity]] with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics within the Department of Health, pr ...strictly complies with requirements to develop a substantial relationship with the child, openly acknowledge himself to be the father, initiate [[paternit
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• Vermont
  In a direct placement of a minor for adoption by a parent or guardian, a [[Pet *The woman who gave birth to the minor
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• Virginia
  *The birth mother **Has registered with the [[Putative Father Registry]]
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• Washington
  ...y be terminated upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interests of the child to terminate the relationship, the parent h ...y be terminated upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interests of the child to terminate the relationship, that he has
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• West Virginia
  *The birth mother, whether adult or minor, of a nonmarital child ...table person appointed by the court to act as the next friend of the child in the adoption proceedings.
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• Wisconsin
  ...aternal interest before the birth of the child or within 14 days after the birth of the child **A person who has lived in a familial relationship with the child and who may be the father of the child
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• Wyoming
  *The mother alone if she does not know the name of the putative father, in which case she shall sign and file an [[affidavit]] so stating, and the cou ...ge 14 or older, his or her written consent to adoption shall also be filed with the [[Petition to Adopt|petition to adopt]].
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• Parent Profile (Glossary)
  ...women to review information about them before making the decision to match with a couple. ...ms for their future child as well as their desires for openness and future contact.
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• Adoption
  Adoption is a legal process in which [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] to a child (whose biological pare ...l provisions for the adoption of an [[adult]] exist in most states, and as with the adoption of a minor, the [[adopted]] [[adult]] has all the same rights
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• Stepparent Adoption (Glossary)
  ...rent. Step parent adoptions are one of the most common adoptions completed in the United States. Both of the child's parents including custodial and the In some states if the child is of certain age, the consent of the child is als
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• Toby Anstis and Adoption
  ...Bright Sparks and other programs on television and radio. He also appears in pantomime. ...arents]]' support. They are glad they met her but have no plans to stay in contact, although they recognize that they might see her again some day.
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• Jimmy Santiago Baca and Adoption
  ...ced and abandoned them, Baca, aged two, and his siblings were sent to live with grandparents. By the time he was five his mother had been murdered by her s ...finally escape until he was 11. The next years were spent on the streets, in detention centers, jails, etc., during which time he taught himself to read
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• John Banks and Adoption
  ...cal Government; and Civil Defence (he resigned his cabinet posts in 1996). In 2001 he was elected mayor of Auckland. ...eading National Party MP, who became Banks' mentor. He then lived with his birth parents for two years, but was sent to boarding school when they were again
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