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Child Protection

Definitions
Abuse
Neglect
Dependency
Other

Reporting Requirements
Notice Rights
Investigation/Assessment
Adjudication
Disposition

Placement Options
Reunification
Foster Care
Kinship Care
Legal Custody
Guardianship
Other

Case Planning

Penalties
Civil
Criminal


Termination of Parental Rights

Voluntary
Involuntary
Notice Rights
Grounds
Process
Representation of Parties
Dispositions
Appeals

Reunification Efforts



Adoption

Parties
Who May Be Adopted
Who May Place an Adoptee
Who May Adopt
Who May Not Adopt

Types
Private Agency
Public Agency
Kinship/Relative
Stepparent

Consent
Who Must Consent
Who Need Not Consent
Form of Consent
Withdrawal of Consent

Procedure
Representation of Parties
Notice Rights
Form and Filing of Petition
Investigation of Placement
Hearing on Petition
Privacy of Proceedings
Contested Adoption
Finality of Decree
Appeals
Effect of Adoption Decree
Expenses and Accountings

Rights of Biological Relatives
Rights of Unmarried Fathers
Foster Caregiver Rights
Open Adoption
Safe Surrender Laws
Records Access
Recognition of Foreign Decrees
Financial Issues
Equitable Adoption/Adoption by Estoppel
Assisted Reproduction
Wrongful or Fraudulent Adoption
Advertising
Post Adoption Issues

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