The complete adoption & fertility legal guide / / Brette McWhorter Sember

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958913003321
• Autore: Sember Brette McWhorter <1968->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Naperville, Ill., : Sphinx Pub., 2004
• ISBN: 1-4022-3277-2; 1-281-83373-8; 9786611833732; 1-4175-5331-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.7301/78
• Soggetti: Adoption - Law and legislation - United States; Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Section I: Adoption -- Chapter 1: Understanding Adoption -- Legal Effects -- Birth Parents' Rights and Roles -- Extended Birth Family -- Legal Process -- Making the Decision to Adopt -- Preparing for the Adoption Rollercoaster -- Preparing for the Future -- Chapter 2: Adoption Decisions -- Open versus Closed Adoption -- Domestic versus International Adoption -- Agency versus Private Adoption -- Finding and Choosing an Agency -- Finding and Choosing an Attorney -- Facilitators -- Affording Adoption -- Agency Evaluation Questionaire -- Attorney Evaluation Questionaire -- Chapter 3: Adoption Procedures -- Home Studies -- Consent -- No Consent Needed -- Notice -- Timing of Consent -- Consent Procedures -- Revocation -- Adoption Court Procedures -- Postplacement -- Birth Certificates -- Adoption Financial Credits -- Family Leave -- Insurance and Planning for the Future -- Chapter 4: Second-Parent Adoption -- Deciding to Adopt a Stepchild -- Qualifications to Adopt -- Notice or Consent -- Preadoption Procedures -- Second-Parent Adoption Process -- Chapter 5: Kinship Adoption -- Types of Kinship Adoptions -- Adoption versus Guardianship -- Custody versus Adoption -- Adoption ; versus Foster Care -- Notice and Consent -- Kinship Agreements -- Agency Involvement -- Court Proceedings -- Finalization -- Support -- Chapter 6: Domestic Agency Adoption -- Public Agencies -- Agency Liability -- Private Agency Adoption -- Interstate Issues -- Ethnic Concerns -- Chapter 7: International Adoption -- Choosing an Agency -- Choosing a Country -- Choosing a Child -- Dealing with Paperwork -- The Process -- Dealing with Immigration -- Citizenship -- Readoption -- Changes in Adoption Law -- International Agency Questionaire -- Chapter 8: Parent-Facilitated Adoption.; Adopting Indepedently with an Agency -- How to Find a Birth Mother -- Facilitator -- Advertising -- Choosing a Birth Mother -- Contact with Birth Mother -- Payments -- Counseling -- Waiting for Your Child to be Born -- Paperwork -- Adjustment Period -- Choosing a Facilitator Questionaire -- Potential Birth Mother Questionaire -- Chapter 9: Adult Adoption -- Evaluating the Need for Adult Adoption -- Restrictions -- Consent -- Legal Procedure -- Effect of Adult Adoption -- Chapter 10: Single-Parent Adoption -- Considerations for Single-Parent Adoption -- Bias against Single Parents -- Home Studies -- Laws Govering Single-Parent Adoption -- Protecting Your Family -- Raising Your Child -- Chapter 11: Gay and Lesbian Adoption -- Single-Parent Adoption -- Second-Parent Adoption -- Couple Adoption -- International Adoption -- Finding Gay-Friendly Adoption Agencies -- Raising an Adoptive Child -- Chapter 12: Coping with Adoption -- Dealing with Reactions to Adoption -- Dealing with Others Invovled in Your Case -- Dealing with the Waiting -- Dealing with Doubts -- Changing Your Mind -- Bonding with an Adopted Child -- Dealing with Adoption Disappointments -- Chapter 13: Raising an Adopted Child -- Celebrating Your Adoption -- Breastfeeding an Adopted Infant -- Talking to Your Biological Children about Adoption -- Raising Biological and Adopted Siblings -- Taking to Your Child about His or Her Adoption -- Keeping an Adoption a Secret -- Cultural Heritage -- Medical Issues -- Post Adoption Support -- Finding Birth Parents -- Section II: Assisted Reproduction -- Chapter 14: Understanding &amp -- Evaluating Reproductive Technologies -- Understanding Your Condition -- What Technology Can Do for You -- What Technology Cannot Do for You -- Understanding Terminology -- FInding Medical Professionals You are Comfortable With -- Success Rates -- Your Right to ART.; Initial Visit -- Setting Limits -- Privacy -- Coping with the Medical and Clinical World -- Your Rights as an ART Patient -- Making Time for ART -- Coping with ART -- Weighing Technology against Adoption -- Weighing the Use of Donors -- Ethical Considerations -- Financial Issues -- Singles and Assisted Reproduction -- Being Gay and Using Assisted Reproduction -- HIV and Assisted Reproduction -- Dealing with Risks -- Fertility Specialist Questionaire -- Chapter 15: Insemination -- Laws -- Types of Sperm Donors -- Legal Parents -- Future Considerations -- Choosing a Sperm Bank Questionaire -- Chapter 16: Egg Donation -- Finding a Donor -- Donation Process -- Cost -- Agreement -- State Laws -- Legal Rights -- Future Contact with the Donor -- Choosing a Clinic Questionaire -- Chapter 17: Embryo Donation -- Finding a Donor -- State Laws -- Costs -- Agreement -- Issues -- Privacy -- Clinic Evaluation Questionaire -- Chapter 18: Surrogacy -- Laws Concerning Surrogacy -- The Legal Process of Surrogacy -- California Procedure -- Surrogacy Programs -- Finding a Surrogate on Your Own -- Surrogacy Agreements -- Payment Issues -- Insurance Coverage -- Problems with Surrogacy -- Other Steps to Protect Yourself -- Choosing a Surrogacy Program Questionaire -- Chapter 19: Emerging Technologies -- Nuclear ; Transfer -- In Vitro Maturation -- Cytoplasmic Transfer -- Cloning -- Chapter 20: Cryopreservation -- Contract -- Cost -- Divorce -- Death of a Parent -- Chapter 21: Raising an ART Child -- Explaining Things to Your Child -- Coping with Other People -- Medical Information -- Helping Your Child Locate His or Her Donors or Surrogates -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Resources -- Appendix B: State Offices for Adoption Services -- Appendix C: Forms -- Index -- About the Author -- Ad Pages -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Wait Is Finally Over... Whether you are thinking about adopting a child or using reproductive treatments to become pregnant, The Complete Adoption and Fertility Legal Guide explains your options, gives you the steps to take to protect your decision and hands you the power to make it happen. Every year assisted reproduction becomes more common as new reproductive technologies are added to the list of possible choices. Proven procedures and emerging technologies are discussed with answers to questions like: - What should you do to prevent a sperm or egg donor from later claiming custody of your child? - Why does a surrogate's husband need to be a party to the contract? - How can a surrogacy contract help you spot potential problems? - What steps should you take for the disposition of frozen genetic material? The procedures for all types of adoptions are covered, as well as the agreements, required notices and documentation needed to support your decision. Learn more about: - Protecting against a birth father from claiming paternity - When birth parents can revoke their consent to the adoption - Your rights as a gay or lesbian couple to adopt - Why you have to readopt a child adopted internationally Make the Decision that is Right for You.