To Go Forward with an Adoption, a Petition for Adoption

question 22

Multiple Choice

To go forward with an adoption, a petition for adoption must be filed. Such a petition should include

• A) All of these choices are correct.
• B) the name and address of the biological mother
• C) the name and address of the biological father
• D) a statement that the biological mother consents to the adoption
• E) the name, date, and location of the child's birth

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