An overview of the legal aspects and process of adoption. Please watch this video and take the quiz at care.mljadoptions.com.
As you watch, you can listen for answers to these questions:
List the four areas of law involved in international adoption.
Which of the four areas of law involved in international adoption dictate the age and gender of children available for international adoption?
The home study process is dictated by which of the four areas of law involved in international adoption?
USCIS, part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, governs the immigration process. Which of the four areas of law does this process involve?
If parents do not see the child before the adoption, the child will arrive on an IR-4 visa and the family must complete a readoption before the child can get a Certificate of Citizenship. T/F?
The Purpose of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption is to protect children in the international adoption process. T/F?
Your dossier is a collection of documents that is submitted to the country. Which of the four types of law dictates what is included in your dossier?
Which of the four types of law dictates how long you will have a referral before you travel to bring the child home or the child is placed in your care?
The I-600A and I-800A are part of the immigration process, which implicates which of the four areas of law?
The re-adoption process is where a court accepts a child’s foreign decree of adoption. This process is dictated by which of the four areas of law?