NIEM Progression 5

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im:Orphan

A child who has no parents because of death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion of, or separation or loss from both parents. An orphan is also a child who has only one parent, who is not capable of taking care of the child, and who has irrevocably released the child for adoption in writing.

im:Orphan holds other objects.

im:Orphan can hold any of these following objects, starting with the most specific and becoming more generic as you move down the list:


im:OrphanOneParentOtherParentFateText

A description of what happened to the other parent of an orphan who has one sole or surviving parent.

Holds text.


im:OrphanReasonNoParentIndicator

True if the orphan has no parents; false otherwise

Holds true/false values.


im:OrphanReasonOneParentIndicator

True if the orphan has one sole or surviving parent; false otherwise

Holds true/false values.


im:OrphanReasonText

A reason the child is an orphan.

Holds text.


im:OrphanSoleSurvivingParentCapableOfSupportIndicator

True if the sole or surviving parent is capable of providing support for the orphan; false otherwise

Holds true/false values.


im:OrphanSoleSurvivingParentReleaseIndicator

True if the sole or surviving parent has irrevocable released the orphan for emigration and adoption in writing; false otherwise

Holds true/false values.