process of adopting a new baby.

A new client has come to your office. She and her husband are in the process of adopting a new baby. A teenager who lives in their neighborhood has decided that she is too young to be a mother. The couple has no children and is extremely excited to be starting a family. Your supervising attorney has asked you to do some initial research on adoption law. You believe that adoption law is generally state law; however, you are not quite sure. Your client lives in the state of Iowa. The teenager who is giving up her baby would like an open adoption. The biological father does not want anything to do with the baby.

Please answer and discuss the following questions:

Where would you begin your research and why?
What is the jurisdiction that would govern your search? How did you figure this out?
Do an initial search on Iowa’s government website. See if you can locate a statute or any other sources you would consider helpful with this research problem. Please share with your classmates what you find.

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my research would start on the neighbor who is not willing for the couple to get a baby yet they have planned to do that. This would create a clear basement for case. my research because I would obtain the hidden information between the couple. The information that I would gain from the neighbor would provides a clear guide on the way I would handle

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