Assume that your client is a sixteen year old girl who has just given birth to a baby boy who is about to be adopted by a family located by the state's department of social services. The firm where you are employed wants to be sure that the youth's surrender of her rights and consent to the adoption will be valid. Identify and describe five actions that should be taken by the family law team to
promote this end.
What will be an ideal response?
Material relevant to this topic appears on pages 284-285 of the text. Some of the more obvious responses might include the following:
a) Thoroughly research any federal and/or state law governing surrender and consent in the jurisdiction.
b) Have the client participate in counseling before surrendering her rights and consenting to the adoption.
c) Be sure the client has sufficient time to review any documents she will be asked to sign.
d) Be sure that the legal implications of the documents the client will sign (including the surrender and/or consent) are understood by the client so that her decision is fully informed.
e) Discuss the girl's situation fully with her to be sure that she is not executing the surrender and/or consent under duress.
f) Identify/explore other options that may be available.
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