What consent rights do parents have when a petition has been filed to adopt their child? 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


The biological parent must be notified of the proceeding and must consent to the adoption unless their parental rights have been terminated or, in the case of the father of a nonmarital (illegitimate) child, there has been an insufficient indicia of parenthood.

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a. filing clerks b. stenographers c. security staff d. technology staff

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Mrs. Baines, a high school science teacher, announces to her class of twenty-five students that Principal Holmes, the school's principal, "did some jail time for illegal drug use" before he became an educational administrator. If the statement is false, what tort(s) might Mrs. Baines have committed? If the statement is true, what tort(s) might Mrs. Baines have committed?

What will be an ideal response?

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An attorney employs a paralegal. A complaint has been filed against the attorney by a client for missing a statute of limitations deadline. The attorney's defense is the paralegal did not properly record the statute of limitations date. The paralegal knew nothing about the case and, in fact, had never heard of the case. The paralegal has just received notice to attend a deposition regarding the

case. The paralegal must: A) Protect the attorney and the firm from being in serious trouble by saying it was the paralegal's fault B) Go to the deposition and tell the truth C) Attend the deposition with an attorney from the law firm and tell the truth D) Hire an attorney outside the office to represent the paralegal at the deposition, and go to the deposition and tell the truth

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