Assertion: adoption | /r/AtLocation | the child’s best interest
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text: a statement that the adoption is in the child’s best interest.
text: 4), that birth parents must freely consent to the adoption (art.5) and that the adoption must be in the best interest of the child (art.8).
text: The petitioner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that adoption is in the child’s best interests.
text: Such adoption might be considered in the child's best interests if the natural parents die or if the custodial parent is found unfit.
text: If the court finds that the adoption is in the child’s best interest, the judge will sign the adoption order, and if necessary, an order for a name change.
text: Physical, mental, or emotional condition existing prior to legal adoption; Hereditary congenital problem or birth injury that could lead to substantial risk of future disability; Six years old or older and has been in foster care for eighteen (18) months or longer; Member of a minority group based on racial, multi-racial, or ethnic heritage ; Close relationship with one or more siblings that are in the same placement home; or Significant emotional ties with foster parents with whom the child has resided at least 12 months when adoption is in the child’s best interest and when adoption assistance is necessary to complete the adoption with these foster parents (when this criteria is the child’s only eligibility characteristic, the child receives state-funded adoption assistance only).
text: The court must make separate findings that the termination is in the best interest of the child and that the adoption is in the best interest of the child.
text: (b) If the court finds that the requirements for adoption have been met and the adoption is in the best interest of the child, the court shall grant the adoption.(c)