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Which statement best describes (i) the governing doctrine on Safe Haven and (ii) the legal effect of surrender to a Safe Haven on parental rights and custody of the child, given the following scenario? A pregnant woman, Elena, delivers a baby at a designated Safe Haven facility and leaves the newborn there without identifying details. The Safe Haven staff hand the infant over to the City Social Welfare Development Office for temporary care. After nine months, a married couple, Marco and Nina, file a petition for adoption with the trial court, alleging the child is abandoned and eligible for adoption. The mother later reappears and seeks custody, stating she wishes to raise the child herself.

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Surrender to a Safe Haven operates as a legal abandonment that terminates parental rights and immediately vests custody in the State, making adoption by the petitioners automatic upon filing. Surrender to a Safe Haven does not by itself terminate parental rights; the child becomes a ward of the State under temporary care, and the trial court must decide, on the record, whether the child should be restored to the parent or adopted by the petitioners, guided by the best interests of the child. Adoption is automatically granted if the child was surrendered to a Safe Haven and not reclaimed within 30 days. The court has no role in deciding between restoration and adoption; the Social Welfare Office's decision is final.

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