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Adoption

Choose the correct answer.

1. An adoption order has the effect (  ) severing the parental responsibilities and rights of the birth parents and transferring those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parent(s).

a) of

b) to

c) on

2. There is no legal difference (    ) adopted children and those born to the parents.

a) between

b) during

c) among

Types of Adoption

In most jurisdictions, the adoption process begins with the decision of the birth mother (or in some cases, both parents) to place the child up for adoption. Birth parents may be able to choose what family they would like their child to belong to.

3. The birth parents may have the option (  ) choosing whether they want an open, semi-open, or closed adoption.

a) at

b) of

c) to

Open Adoption

Open adoption is where the adopted person has access to their file and/or original records.

4. Open adoption is where the adopted person has (   ) to their file and/or original records. In some countries this is granted only when they reach adulthood.

a) authority

b) access

c) control

Semi-Open Adoption

5. In a semi-open adoption, the birth parents may meet (      ) one or several times and then have no more physical contact.

a) the adoptive children

b) the adoptive parents

c) agent

Closed Adoption

In a closed adoption, the adoptive family and birth mother remain confidential, with no contact prior to or after the placement of the child.

6. Which word can best replace the word confidential?

a) private

b) unlawful

c) legal

International Adoption

International adoption is the placing of a child for adoption outside that child’s country of birth. The laws of different countries vary in their willingness to allow international adoptions.

7. (          ) have relatively well-established rules and procedures for foreign adopters to follow.

a) United Arab Emirates

b) United kingdom

c) China and Vietnam

8. One country that has expressly forbid foreign adopters is (           ).

a) United Arab Emirates

b) United kingdom

c) China and Vietnam

Adoption Numbers

The number of children available for adoption inside Western nations has dropped considerably in recent years.

9. In (      ), the number of children awaiting adoption has dropped from 132,000 to 118,000 during the period 2000 to 2004.

a)Italy

b)the USA

c)Iceland

The language of Adoption

The language used in adoption is changing and evolving, and it has become a controversial issue.

10. The controversy arises over the use of terms use to talk about adoption. While they are designed to be more appealing or less offensive (  ) some persons affected by adoption, they may simultaneously cause offense or insult to others.

a)to

b)of

c)in

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