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Adoption
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Kogut & Wilson Blog
Considering Step-Parent Adoption? Three Things to Consider Before Getting Started
Families come in various shapes and sizes. Many look to adoption to expand their family, including adopting the biological children of a current spouse. But often times, the excitement of…
Family Law Prof Blog
National Campaign Launches New PSAs To Encourage Adoptions Of Teens In Foster Care
By Family Law
From WFMZ Allentown:The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council today launched a new series of public service…
Adoption, Surrogacy and the Law
What if adopted parents want to divorce?
While many parents already feel the burden of guilt when divorcing due to the impact it will have on their child, this burden is undoubtedly even bigger for adoptive parents.…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: Does a Relative have Standing to Pursue Companionship with a Deceased Parent’s Children Following an Intra-Family Adoption? Rachel Davis v. Tammie Nathaniel.
On March 16, 2022, in a 6-1 vote, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case for lack of a final, appealable order. Justice Brunner dissented. On November 10, 2021,…
Adoption, Surrogacy and the Law
Is International More Difficult Than Domestic Adoption?
If you want to adopt a child, you have two basic options. You can adopt a child from within the U.S., or you can adopt a child from another country.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adopting A Baby Is Harder Than Ever
By Family Law
From The Atlantic:Adopting a baby or toddler is much more difficult than it was a few decades ago. Of the nearly 4 million American children who are born each year, only about 18,000 are…
Family Law Prof Blog
Foster Care And Adoption Became Second Nature
By Family Law
From National Review:Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the Supreme Court case about Mississippi’s abortion law. Foster care and adoption came up frequently. A foster-parent training run by Project 1.27,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Parental Rights Issue in Military Academies Disproportionately Harms Women
By Jamie Abrams
Melissa Hemphill wrote a powerful Washington Post Op-Ed on Friday detailing issues with parental rights in military academies. She explains the impossible choices that she and her partner had to…
Adoption, Surrogacy and the Law
Preparing Young Children for a New Adopted Sibling
A new sibling may be difficult for some children to accept. Even when children demonstrate excitement about the arrival of a new family member, they may feel a fair amount…
Religion Clause
Christian Adoption Agency Sues To Retain Policy Of Placements Only With Married Heterosexual Families
Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by a Christian faith-based family services agency seeking to prevent enforcement against it of New York's anti-discrimination laws…