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Family Law Chs. 15-16 vocab/concept review

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Some of the major ART methods include ___ ___ fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), and embryo transplant.
An adoption that is arranged by the birth parents and the adoptive parents without the involvement of a public agency but often with the assistance of a facilitator or intermediary is a(n) ____ or private adoption.
The Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act requires that clinics performing ART must report their success ____ to the Centers for Disease Control.
A _____ mother is a woman who becomes pregnant (usually by artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization) with the semen of a man who is not her husband, with the understanding that she will surrender her legal rights to the baby upon their birth.
An adult may adopt another ____ but unlike adult/minor adoptions, this type of adoption does not require a home study, and the consent of the biological parents of the ____ adoptee is not required.
A court may find the existence of an ____ adoption when the person intended to adopt the child and acted as the child’s parent but failed to complete the formal adoption procedures.
An adoption that occurs directly through a public agency or through a private agency under contract with a public agency is called a(n) ___ ____ adoption.
An adoption that occurs through a private agency licensed by the state is called a(n) ___ ___ ___ adoption. The agency is often a nonprofit agency that has a religious focus.
Petitioners for an adoption are now required to use ___ diligence to locate and identify the biological father in order to give him notice.
Dickey-Wicker Amendment ____ federal funding for “research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed.”
____ is the storage of cells or whole tissues at sub-zero temperatures for later thawing and use. For example, freezing embryos from an ART cycle for potential use (transfer or implantation) at a later time.
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is fertility treatment to help a woman become pregnant by procedures such as surgically removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries, combining them with sperm in a laboratory, and returning the result to the woman’s body or donating them to another woman.
___ ____ is when a woman (not using her own egg) becomes pregnant for someone else. The woman agrees (1) to have an embryo produced by the egg and sperm of the intended parents (or of other donors) implanted (by IVF) into her uterus and (2) to relinquish her parental rights upon the birth of the child. Under ____ ____, the surrogate is not genetically or biologically related to the child because she does not use her own egg.
The adoption of a child by a partner (or cohabitant) of a biological parent who does not relinquish his or her own parental rights when the adoption occurs is called ___ parent adoption.
In vitro fertilization is an ART method involving the ___ removal of a woman’s eggs from the ovaries, fertilizing the eggs with sperm (in the laboratory), and transferring the resulting embryos (or pre-embryos) into the uterus through the cervix.
The standard of proof for an involuntary termination of parental rights is ___ and convincing evidence.
A court will order involuntary ___ of parental rights if (1) the minor has been abandoned by the parent, (2) by reason of the misconduct, faults, or habits of the parent or the repeated and continuous neglect or refusal of the parent, the minor is without proper parental care and control, or subsistence, education, or other care or control necessary for his physical, mental, or emotional health or morals, or, by reason of physical or mental incapacity the parent is unable to provide necessary parental care for the minor, and the court finds that the conditions and causes of the behavior, neglect, or incapacity are irremediable or will not be remedied by the parent, and that by reason thereof the minor is suffering or probably will suffer serious physical, mental, moral, or emotional harm, or (3) in the case of a parent not having custody of a minor, consent is being unreasonably withheld contrary to the best interests of the minor.
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When there is a payment beyond reasonable expenses in order to facilitate an adoption the adoption is _____.
An adoption ____ ____ is where an adoptee or the biological parent can register their consent to release identifying information for the purpose of reunification.
A ____ adoption reunion registry (also called a mutual consent registry) requires both the adoptee and the biological parent to register their consent to release identifying information. When both have registered and a match is made, an agency employee tells both to let them know how to contact each other.
A ___ ___ registry is a registry where a father of a child can register so that he can be notified of a proposed adoption of the child.
An adoption of a child who is a citizen of one country by persons who are citizens of a different country is called a(n) ____ adoption.
____ ____ is when a woman (using her own egg) becomes pregnant for someone else. The woman agrees (1) to become impregnated (usually by artificial insemination) using her own egg and the sperm of the intended father or of another man, and (2) to relinquish her parental rights upon the birth of the child. Under ____ ____, the surrogate is genetically or biologically related to the child because she uses her own egg.
An adoption facilitator is an intermediary who helps ____ the biological parent (birth mother) and the adoptive parents together for a fee. A ____ can be an attorney, a doctor, a member of the clergy, a relative, or an unregulated service agency with a large Internet presence.
Duress, ____, or undue influence are grounds that can be alleged to challenge an adoption decree.
State laws ____ widely on whether and how they regulate surrogacy agreements. Many states do not make entering into such an agreement illegal, but will not require performance nor enforce the agreements.
When a surrogate mother refuses to give the child to the intended parents, some courts say that the legal mother is the woman who had the intent to procreate and to raise the child even if she has no ____ link to the child. Other courts say that the legal mother is the woman who has the ____ link to the child.
The ___ interests of the child standard is the standard a judge uses in deciding whether to allow an adoption.
The father of a nonmarital (illegitimate) child loses his right to consent to an adoption when he has failed to demonstrate sufficient indicia (indications or evidence) of fatherhood. Such indicia can include establishing his paternity, living with the child, supporting the child, or otherwise maintaining close contacts with the child.
The biological parents must be notified of an adoption proceeding and must ____ to the adoption unless his or her parental rights have been terminated or, in the case of the father of a nonmarital child, there has been an insufficient indicia of parenthood.
The legal process by which one person (the adoptive parent) becomes the parent of another person (the adoptee) is called ______.
An ___ adoption reunion registry does not require the adoptee and the biological parent to register their consent to release information. Once one of them registers, an agency official will contact the other to determine his or her wishes for the release of information.
An ____ adoption is one in which the biological parent maintains certain kinds of initial and/or ongoing contact with the adoptive parent(s), who often are selected by the biological parent. The contact might consist of letters or visits.