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Adoption
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Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage
NY appellate court gets Gunn v. Hamilton wrong
By nancypolikoffbeyondstraightandgaymarriage-blogspo
The New York Times and the New Yorker are among the outlets that extensively covered Kelly Gunn's court action asserting parentage of Abush, a child adopted by her ex-partner Circe Hamilton. The…
Family Law Prof Blog
Connecticut Encourages LGBT Families to Adopt
By Family Law
From The Hill:Connecticut is working to actively recruit LGBT families to adopt and foster children, even as other states pass laws allowing agencies to ban them.The Connecticut Department of Children…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Lonely Old Chinese Man Puts Himself Up For Adoption
Han Zicheng, an 85-year-old Chinese widower, decided in December that he did not want to spend his last days in a nursing home or die at his house alone. How…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption Order Granted Despite Birth Mother’s Opposition
By Family Law
From Irish Legal News:The Child and Family Agency has been granted orders authorising the Adoption Agency of Ireland to make an adoption order in favour of the foster parents who…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Teen Pregnancies and Adoption: Statistics and Resources
By Jason Brown
Shows such as 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, and the Secret Life of the American Teenager increased our awareness of teen pregnancy. Since these programs took over TV, the teen…
Family Law Prof Blog
Call for Change in Mississippi Adoption Laws
By Family Law
From News Channel 3:JACKSON, Miss. — Adoption laws in Mississippi haven’t changed since the 1800s, says Nash Nunnery, a Mississippi Business Journal reporter who was adopted in the mid-1950s when…
Family Law Prof Blog
Most Inclusive Adoption Grant Program: HelpUsAdopt.org
By Family Law
From Forbes:When Becky Fawcett and her husband pursued adoption twelve years ago, she quickly learned that the adoption process was suited for families defined as “a white woman married to…
Iowa Family Law Blog
Adoptions in Iowa Include Enforceable Surrogacy Contracts
By rwilson@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
As a family law attorney, one of the most rewarding roles I have is serving as legal counsel in adoptions. From step-parent adoptions to private adoptions to interstate adoptions, I…
Iowa Family Law Blog
Adoptions in Iowa Include Enforceable Surrogacy Contracts
By rwilson@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
As a family law attorney, one of the most rewarding roles I have is serving as legal counsel in adoptions. From step-parent adoptions to private adoptions to interstate adoptions, I…
Family Law Prof Blog
Ethiopia Bans Foreign Adoption
By Family Law
From CNN:Ethiopia has banned the adoption of Ethiopian children by foreign families, according to the country's state-run News Agency ENA, citing concerns over abuse.Ethiopian officials previously suspended adoptions back in…