Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts
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- Publication Date: 7/16/2018
- Edition: 2nd Edition 2018
- Copyright: © 2018 MCLE, Inc.
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A comprehensive guide to the complex and fast-changing areas of adoption and reproductive technology law. Practical, step-by-step treatment of each topic guides practitioners through procedures such as consents to adoption, petitions to dispense with consent of a birth parent, determinations of parentage, petitions for adoption and agreements for gamete donation or surrogacy.
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Update: July 2018
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your library with the 2018 edition of Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts. Highlights include
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Supreme Judicial Court cases concluding that
- the intended parents in a gestational carrier arrangement could obtain a prebirth order establishing their parental rights;
- a nonbiological mother who, with the biological mother, held herself out as the parent of two children born into the relationship could establish herself as a full legal parent under G.L. c. 209C;
- there is a right to appointed counsel for indigent birth parents in private adoption proceedings initiated by prospective adoptive parents pursuant to G.L. c. 210, § 6;
- a married woman conceiving a child through in vitro fertilization and her consenting same-sex spouse were the child’s only lawful parents, and the sperm donor was not entitled to notice; and
- children conceived using the preserved sperm of the mother’s deceased husband may have inheritance rights;
- developments in international adoption, including the Child Citizenship Act, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act, and the Accuracy for Adoptees Act;
- pending legislation that would address developing issues in assisted reproductive technology;
- application of Supreme Judicial Court and U.S. Supreme Court cases affirming the marriage rights of same-sex couples;
- adoption of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code and amendments to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct; and
- updated judicial commentary and court forms.
We trust you will find this edition of Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts an invaluable resource for your practice.
Cordially,
John M. Lawlor, MCLE Publications Attorney
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Supreme Judicial Court cases concluding that
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Table of Contents
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expand allChapter 1 expandThe Adoption Process: An Overview of Uncontested Adoption in Massachusetts
Buy ChapterExhibit 1A
- Adoption Surrender and Consent Buy FormExhibit 1B
- Petition to Dispense with Parental Consent Buy FormExhibit 1C
- Petition for Adoption and Affidavit of Petitioner(s) Buy FormExhibit 1D
- Citation and Order of Notice Buy FormExhibit 1E
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage Buy FormExhibit 1F
- CARI Request Form Buy FormExhibit 1G
- Affidavit Disclosing Care or Custody Proceedings Buy FormChapter 2 expandRepresenting Persons Adopting Within the Child Welfare System
Buy ChapterChapter 3 expandDomestic Infant Adoption in Massachusetts
Buy ChapterExhibit 3A
- Sample Jurisdictional Statement Buy FormExhibit 3B
- Interstate Compact Placement Request (Form ICPC-100A) Buy FormExhibit 3C
- Sample Legal Opinion Letter for ICPC Purposes Buy FormExhibit 3D
- Sample Letter Concerning Membership in Tribe Buy FormExhibit 3E
- IRS Form W-7A Buy FormExhibit 3F
- Sample Affidavit Regarding Indian Ancestry Buy FormExhibit 3G
- References Buy FormChapter 4 expandChapter 5 expandSame-Sex Coparent Adoptions
Buy ChapterExhibit 5A
- Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Federal and Central Registers of Missing Children Search Request (OAS 301, Rev. 7/08) Buy FormExhibit 5B
- Parent’s Release and Consent to Adoption (Surrender) Buy FormExhibit 5C
- Sample Motion to Waive Six-Month Residency Requirement and Proposed Order Buy FormExhibit 5D
- Sample Motion to Waive Notice Requirements (Married Couples) and Proposed Order Buy FormExhibit 5E
- Sample Affidavit in Support of Motion to Waive Notice Requirements (Married Couples) Buy FormExhibit 5F
- Sample Motion to Waive Notice Requirements (Unmarried Couples) and Proposed Order Buy FormExhibit 5G
- Sample Affidavits in Support of Motion to Waive Notice Requirements (Unmarried Couples) Buy FormExhibit 5H
- Sample Motion to Waive Home Study, Search of Federal and Central Registers of Missing Children, and Notice to the Department of Children and Families and Proposed Order (Married Couples) Buy FormExhibit 5I
- Sample Affidavit in Support of Motion to Waive Home Study, Search of Federal and Central Registers of Missing Children, and Notice to the Department of Children and Families Buy FormExhibit 5J
- Sample Decree of Adoption—CJ P95 (6/99) Buy FormChapter 6 expandBirth Fathers and Mothers: Establishing Parentage and Dispensing with Rights
Buy ChapterExhibit 6A
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage Buy FormExhibit 6B
- Affidavit of Denial of Paternity Buy FormExhibit 6C
- Complaint to Establish Paternity Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 6 Buy FormExhibit 6D
- Public Assistance Affidavit Buy FormExhibit 6E
- Financial Statement (Short Form) Buy FormExhibit 6F
- Child Support Guidelines Worksheet Buy FormExhibit 6G
- Plaintiff’s Motion for Genetic Marker Testing Buy FormExhibit 6H
- Plaintiff’s Affidavit in Support of Genetic Marker Testing Buy FormExhibit 6I
- Affidavit of Indigency and Request for Waiver, Substitution, or State Payment of Fees and Costs and Supplement to the Affidavit of Indigency Buy FormExhibit 6J
- Domestic Relations Summons Buy FormExhibit 6K
- Complaint to Establish Paternity Buy FormExhibit 6L
- Citation (G.L. c. 210, § 6) Buy FormExhibit 6M
- Affidavit of Consent to Adoption Buy FormExhibit 6N
- Order by the Court Issuing the Adoption Decree Approving an Agreement for Postadoption Contact or Communication Pursuant to G.L. c. 210, § 6C Buy FormExhibit 6O
- Order by the Court Issuing the Termination Decree Approving an Agreement for Postadoption Contact or Communication Pursuant to G.L. c. 210, § 6C Buy FormChapter 7 expandAdoption Representation and Litigation
Buy ChapterChapter 8 expandUnderstanding the Medical Procedures and Terminology Surrounding Reproductive Technology
Buy ChapterExhibit 8A
- Common Acronyms in Reproductive Technology Buy FormExhibit 8B
- Sixteen Ways to Make a Baby Buy FormExhibit 8C
- Ultrasound-Directed Egg Collection (with Close-up of Needle Within Ovarian Follicle) Buy FormExhibit 8D
- Fertilized Egg Surrounded by Cumulus Cells Buy FormExhibit 8E
- Embryo Transfer Performed in Retroverted (Backward Tilting) Uterus Buy FormExhibit 8F
- Performance of GIFT Procedure (with Close-up of Catheter Flushing Sperm and Eggs into Fallopian Tube) Buy FormExhibit 8G
- POST Procedure Buy FormExhibit 8H
- Types of Artificial Insemination Buy FormExhibit 8I
- Transuterine Intrafallopian Tube Insemination (TIFI) Buy FormExhibit 8J
- Direct Intraperitoneal Insemination Buy FormExhibit 8K
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Buy FormExhibit 8L
- References Buy FormChapter 9 expandParentage Issues and the State of the Law on Gamete Donation and Egg Banks
Buy ChapterChapter 10 expandEmbryo Law
Buy ChapterChapter 11 expandSurrogacy and Gestational Carrier Arrangements in Massachusetts
Buy ChapterExhibit 11A
- Sample Equity Complaint to Establish Legal Parentage Buy FormExhibit 11B
- Parent Worksheet for Birth Certificates Buy FormExhibit 11C
- Gestational Carrier Worksheet Buy FormExhibit 11D
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage Buy FormExhibit 11E
- Affidavit of Nonpaternity Buy FormExhibit 11F
- Surrender of Parental Rights Form Buy FormExhibit 11G
- Sample Motion to Waive Home Study, Notice to the Department of Children and Families, and Six-Month Residency Requirement Buy FormChapter 12 expandChoices and Challenges: The Psychosocial Aspects of the New Reproductive Technologies
Buy ChapterChapter 13 expandInheritance and Estate Planning Issues for Adoptive and Reproductive Technology–Assisted Families
Buy ChapterExhibit 13A
- Statement of Governing Law Buy FormExhibit 13B
- Sample Language Regarding Issue Buy FormExhibit 13C
- Rule Against Perpetuities Clause Buy FormExhibit 13D
- Sample Language to Include Children Born as a Result of a Surrogacy Arrangement as Issue of the Intended Parents Buy FormExhibit 13E
- Guardianship Nomination Provisions Buy Form - Editors & Authors