Maria and Mike want to adopt a child, Jocelyn, whose mother has chronic drug problems and whose father is unknown. They are concerned about whether the child will be freed for adoption given the circumstances. Which of the following options should they pursue?
A) encourage the mother to surrender her parental rights to the state so the child can be adopted
B) ask the court to dispense with the father's consent because his whereabouts are unknown
C) ask the applicable social services department to seek state custody of the child and petition to have the mother's rights terminated on the basis of unfitness given her drug issues.
D) All of the above are potential options.
D
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