Ms. S, an adoptive mother, recently read an article about a birth fath

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Ms. S, an adoptive mother, recently read an article about a birth father who is suing the adoptive parents for custody of his child, who had been offered up for adoption without without the birth father's permission. Ms. S adopted her child several years later through the same agency, but she should not be worried that her child's birth father will sure her for custody.

Which of the following, if discovered to be true, would lend the most support to the conclusion above?

A) The birth mother of Ms. S's child never informed the birth father that she was pregnant, so the birth father does not know of the child's existence.

B) In the last twenty years in the state in which Ms. S lives, adoptive parents have won 90% of the cases in which birth parents have sued for custody of an adopted child.

C) The adoption in the article was completed two months before a policy was instituted by the agency requiring the signatures of both parents on the paperwork releasing the child for adoption.

D) The birth father in the case described in the article was over the age of 18 at the time the adoption was completed.

E) Ms. S adopted one child through the agency mentioned in the article and another child through a lawyer specializing in adoptions.

rish2708 · Answer

Nice question!! Took me 3 mins to solve

I interpreted wrongly earlier but I get the context now Posted from my mobile device

surendrasaini1 · Answer

Ms. S, an adoptive mother, recently read an article about a birth father who is suing the adoptive parents for custody of his child, who had been offered up for adoption without without the birth father's permission. Ms. S adopted her child several years later through the same agency, but she should not be worried that her child's birth father will sure her for custody.

Which of the following, if discovered to be true, would lend the most support to the conclusion above?

A) The birth mother of Ms. S's child never informed the birth father that she was pregnant, so the birth father does not know of the child's existence.( What if father came to know about his child later on)

B) In the last twenty years in the state in which Ms. S lives, adoptive parents have won 90% of the cases in which birth parents have sued for custody of an adopted child.(chances of Ms. S winning are high but it is not relevant)

C) The adoption in the article was completed two months before a policy was instituted by the agency requiring the signatures of both parents on the paperwork releasing the child for adoption.(support, no chances of suing because the adoption papers have signatures of both parents)

D) The birth father in the case described in the article was over the age of 18 at the time the adoption was completed.( It does not help to support)

E) Ms. S adopted one child through the agency mentioned in the article and another child through a lawyer specializing in adoptions.(does not help to support the conclusion)

Will go with C

Thanks

Only1 · Answer

The essence of the passage is that a father sued someone because his child was adopted by that someone without his permission. But, Ms S need not to worry about the case possibly because everything was legally correct I.e. with permission /consent. We need to look for that option.

A) The birth mother of Ms. S's child never informed the birth father that she was pregnant, so the birth father does not know of the child's existence.
Umm, little weird to digest that the husband was unaware about his wife's pregnancy, as if they were not living together. Option A is Not bad either. Keep it as of now n let's hunt for a better option.
Going forward.

B) In the last twenty years in the state in which Ms. S lives, adoptive parents have won 90% of the cases in which birth parents have sued for custody of an adopted child.
This is irrelevant because we need to find a connection between permission and adoption. Eliminate B.

C) The adoption in the article was completed two months before a policy was instituted by the agency requiring the signatures of both parents on the paperwork releasing the child for adoption.
Okay. This support our basic pre-thinking. Adoption was as per the legal guidelines n hence Ms S should not worry.
Eliminate A. Keep C.

D) The birth father in the case described in the article was over the age of 18 at the time the adoption was completed.
Completely Irrelevant. Eliminate D

E) Ms. S adopted one child through the agency mentioned in the article and another child through a lawyer specializing in adoptions.
Completely irrelevant. Eliminate E.

Correct answer choice is C.

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rish2708 · Answer

Everything looks decent but there is a gap in my understanding and yours.

Let's discuss:

Per the question I see there are two time frames.
1) the lady reads about a news of some biological father suing the agency for illegal adoption of his child

2) several years later, ms. S adopts the child from same agency.

The argument claims that s should be safe.

Underlying assumptions and pre-thought should be:

1) the agency by no means is applying same illegal techniques.

2) the authorities of agencies might have changed now to proper means.

3) whatever was illegal at that time that might not be now.

I think you focus on 1) but I believe the focus on other 2 is equally important given the time frame.

Please let me know if something is bad with my understanding.

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Only1 · Answer

Your feedback is highly appreciated. You are absolutely right. Actually, I was just trying to give the core of the passage I.e. permission and legal adoption. I regret that I couldn't explain the full passage to maintain brevity

KanishkM · Answer

I would like to give my two cents on this:

Conclusion -> Ms S should not be worried that her child's birth father will sure her for custody. We need to find an option which will support this.

A) The birth mother of Ms. S's child never informed the birth father that she was pregnant, so the birth father does not know of the child's existence.
 Incorrect  : This will weaken it.
B) In the last twenty years in the state in which Ms. S lives, adoptive parents have won 90% of the cases in which birth parents have sued for custody of an adopted child.
 Incorrect : There is a possibility then she can win or lose.
C) The adoption in the article was completed two months before a policy was instituted by the agency requiring the signatures of both parents on the paperwork releasing the child for adoption.
Correct: This ensures that the child adopted by her was willingly given for adoption.
D) The birth father in the case described in the article was over the age of 18 at the time the adoption was completed.
 Incorrect : Irrelevant
E) Ms. S adopted one child through the agency mentioned in the article and another child through a lawyer specializing in adoptions.
 Incorrect : Irrelevant

Correct Answer  C

soma7 · Answer

Question was easy, but understanding took time.

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