a. Is there an interlocutory period in your state that must pass before the adoption can become final? If so, how long is it?

b. After the trial court in your state issues a final adoption decree, to what court can the decree be appealed?

c. If someone wants to challenge an adoption decree in your state, within what period of time must the challenge be brought? What happens if the challenge is not brought within this time?

d. Draft a flowchart of all the procedural steps involved in an adoption proceeding in your state.