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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. ...[custody]] may not be executed until at least 72 hours after the child’s birth.
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• Kansas
  ...r abandoned or neglected the child after having knowledge of the child’s birth. *The father has made no reasonable efforts to support or communicate with the child.
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• Kentucky
  *Is a birth parent who has not established [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] ...oviding essential parental care and protection for the child, and there is no reasonable expectation of improvement in parental care and protection
  42 KB (6,489 words) - 05:46, 14 February 2018
• 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
  56 KB (8,844 words) - 05:47, 14 February 2018
• Maryland
  *The birth mother and father *The director of the local department of social services with [[custody]] of the child
  37 KB (5,946 words) - 05:51, 14 February 2018
• Massachusetts
  ...quent adoption receives from the child’s mother an executed consent, and no person has acknowledged [[paternity]] of the child or has been adjudicated ...ths and the parents have not maintained significant and meaningful contact with the child.
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• Michigan
  ...claim [[paternity]] either before the expected date of birth or before the birth of the child *The other parent, having the ability to visit, contact, or communicate with the child, has regularly and substantially failed or neglected to do so for
  48 KB (7,670 words) - 05:54, 14 February 2018
• Minnesota
  No child shall be [[adopted]] without the consent of the child’s parents and If there is no parent or guardian qualified to consent to the adoption, the agency having
  54 KB (8,615 words) - 05:56, 14 February 2018
• Mississippi
  ...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. Consent shall not be executed before 72 hours after the birth of the child.
  39 KB (6,283 words) - 05:57, 14 February 2018
• Missouri
  ...ternity]] no later than 15 days after the birth of the child, or has filed with the [[Putative Father Registry|putative father registry]] ...s shown by competent evidence either to be permanent or such that there is no reasonable likelihood that the condition can be reversed and that renders t
  43 KB (6,751 words) - 06:01, 14 February 2018
• Montana
  *The birth mother *The husband of the birth mother if the husband is the [[Presumed Father|presumed father]] of the chi
  48 KB (7,685 words) - 06:24, 14 February 2018
• Nebraska
  Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska [[Indian Child Welfare Act]], no adoption shall be decreed unless written consents are executed by: ...for adoption shall not be valid unless signed at least 48 hours after the birth of the child.
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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
  ...d to be the biological father of the child but who, within 120 days of the birth of the child or prior to the date of the preliminary hearing, whichever occ ...or to the placement of the child for adoption or within 120 days after the birth of a child or prior to the date of the preliminary hearing, whichever occur
  42 KB (6,756 words) - 02:15, 15 February 2018
• New Mexico
  *Left the child with others, including the other parent or an agency, without provisions for sup *A parent whose rights with reference to the child have been terminated
  51 KB (8,013 words) - 02:21, 15 February 2018
• New York
  ...that father has maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child ...ed with the [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] less than 6 months after birth, but only if the father:
  50 KB (7,930 words) - 02:25, 15 February 2018
• North Carolina
  **Attempted to marry the mother of the minor before the minor’s birth *A man who is not married to the minor’s birth mother and who, after the conception of the minor, has executed a notarized
  46 KB (7,347 words) - 02:26, 15 February 2018
• North Dakota
  *The mother of the minor, whether by birth or adoption ...t 1 year has failed significantly without justifiable cause to communicate with the child or to provide for the care and support of the child
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• Ohio
  ...tion was filed, a court determined that he has a parent-child relationship with the minor. ...Father Registry|putative father registry]] within 30 days of the minor’s birth.
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• Oklahoma
  ...ather of the child or, for a child placed for adoption within 14 months of birth, he fails to show he has exercised [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] or d ...such child’s support or maintain a substantial and positive relationship with the child
  54 KB (8,782 words) - 02:30, 15 February 2018
• Oregon
  *The guardian of the child if the child has no living parent *The next of kin in this State if the child has no living parent and no guardian
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• Pennsylvania
  *The guardian or custodian of a child under age 18 whenever the child has no parent whose consent is required *The child is under age 18 and has no parent living whose consent is required.
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• Rhode Island
  *The next of kin if there is no guardian ...able person appointed by the court as next friend of the child if there is no next of kin
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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
  48 KB (7,789 words) - 02:57, 15 February 2018
• South Dakota
  No child may be [[adopted]] without the consent of the child’s parents. ..., or other care, if [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the child is lodged with others and such payment has been ordered by the court
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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
  51 KB (8,216 words) - 02:59, 15 February 2018
• Texas
  *The parent has no right of consent after an abortion when the child survives. *A person is convicted of a crime resulting in the birth of a child.
  49 KB (7,682 words) - 03:00, 15 February 2018
• 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
  49 KB (7,847 words) - 03:01, 15 February 2018
• Vermont
  *The woman who gave birth to the minor **Was not married to the minor’s mother at the time of the child’s birth
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• Virginia
  *The birth mother **Has registered with the [[Putative Father Registry]]
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• Washington
  ...y, the department, or a [[Legal Guardian|legal guardian]] may be dispensed with if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed ...ed adoption is in the best interests of the child, and the alleged father, birth parent, or parent:
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• West Virginia
  *The birth mother, whether adult or minor, of a nonmarital child ...ving [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the child at the time. If there is no [[Legal Guardian|legal guardian]] or any person who has [[Legal Custody|leg
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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
  56 KB (9,029 words) - 03:25, 15 February 2018
• Wyoming
  ...ge 14 or older, his or her written consent to adoption shall also be filed with the [[Petition to Adopt|petition to adopt]]. ...tered, and the [[affidavit]] required by § 1-22-109(a)(iv) has been filed with the [[Petition to Adopt|petition to adopt]] or if the court finds that the
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• Adoption
  ...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 ...st notably in the story of [[Moses]], the Hebrew baby [[adopted]] into the family of the Pharaoh.
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• Toby Anstis and Adoption
  ...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. "Interview with the Stars: Toby Anstis: Coping with Tracing His Natural Mother." [Includes portrait]. Available at: www.geociti
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• Layne Beachley and Adoption
  ...ia]] and placed for [[adoption]] at birth. She was [[adopted]] by a couple with a born-to son living in Manly, near Sydney. ...rative brain hemorrhage. She and her brother were not put into care, but a family friend helped care for them for the rest of their childhoods.
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• Closed Adoption
  ...er, the distance is something many adopters fear will make it easier for a birth mother to change her mind about placement. ...option]], in which [[triad]] members are on a first-name basis. The future birth mother in a semi-[[Open Adoption|open adoption]] will play a decisive role
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• Shirley Ann Field and Adoption
  ...on, Lancashire, and after that she had virtually no contact with her birth family. [[Category: Contact Suspended or Stopped]]
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• Piers Gaveston and Adoption
  ...e David and Jonathan or Achilles and Patroclus, although the author offers no explicit documentary evidence of [[adoption]] to support this idea. The boo [[Category: Family Friends or Acquaintances]]
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• Neil Morrissey and Adoption
  ...fter several incidents of shoplifting. They remained in contact with their family, but Neil soon became involved in children's theater and chose to remain in Golden, James. "Death No-One Noticed," Daily Mail [London], 3 December 1997, p. 15
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• Christian Adoption
  ...placing parent may decide [[adoption]] is best, it doesn't mean that they no longer have concerns about how their child will be raised. Faith may be a v ...ven afterward to help them adjust to post-[[adoption]] life and issues. At no time are the parents pressured to either give up or keep their child, just
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• What is Open Adoption?
  ...es a month to every few years. Contact often changes as a child ages or as family members’ needs and wishes change. ...f relationships, particularly relationships between a child and his or her birth parents.
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• Bhanu Pratap Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
  ..., to the large, immensely wealthy and powerful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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• Caroline Perrott and Adoption
  ...again until she was a mature woman, and did not know she wasn't a Maori by birth, although she was conscious of looking different from other Maori. ...a farmer in Poroporo. She had one child by her first husband whom she left with the tribe when she remarried, and other children from her second marriage.
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• Albert Stanhope and Adoption
  ...of him, but married a well-to-do man who wanted Albert to be part of their family. ...h the help of the [[Child Migrants]]' Trust. Stanhope later married, had a family, and became a wealthy estate agent.
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• How to Adopt from Namibia
  # Be matched with a child ...rovider|adoption service provider]] in the United States that can help you with your [[adoption]]. [[Adoption]] service providers must be licensed by the
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• How to Adopt from Papau New Guinea
  # Be Matched with a Child ...is usually to select a licensed agency in the United States that can help with your [[adoption]]. [[Adoption]] service providers must be licensed by the U
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• National Adoption Foundation
  ...t begun in early 2015, which displays parent profiles to allow prospective birth mothers to browse directly and arrange an [[adoption]] for their child with ...t of a loving family. The Foundation’s [[programs]] are available to any family whether they are adopting a child domestically, abroad or from foster care.
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