Which of the Following Types of Adoption Generally Involves Placing

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of adoption generally involves placing children who have been orphaned or whose parents have lost or relinquished parental rights through abuse, abandonment, or the inability to support them?

• A) private adoption
• B) agency adoption
• C) identified adoption
• D) relative adoption
• E) independent adoption

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