LEADER 07439nam 22006014a 450 001 9910826157903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4022-3277-2 010 $a1-281-83373-8 010 $a9786611833732 010 $a1-4175-5331-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246532 035 $a(OCoLC)56930242 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10096071 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000126615 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133886 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126615 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10068789 035 $a(PQKB)10940788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3035153 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3035153 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10096071 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246532 100 $a20040128d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe complete adoption & fertility legal guide /$fBrette McWhorter Sember 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNaperville, Ill. $cSphinx Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (306 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-57248-373-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. 327 $aAdopting 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 & -- 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. 327 $aInitial 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. 517 3 $aComplete adoption and fertility legal guide 606 $aAdoption$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$vPopular works 606 $aHuman reproductive technology$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$vPopular works 615 0$aAdoption$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aHuman reproductive technology$xLaw and legislation 676 $a346.7301/78 700 $aSember$b Brette McWhorter$f1968-$01598912 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826157903321 996 $aThe complete adoption & fertility legal guide$93951267 997 $aUNINA