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Adoption
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Lancaster Law Blog
Legalization of Same-sex Marriages in Pennsylvania Causing Adoption Reversals
In a historic 2014 ruling, the U.S. District Court in Whitewood v. Wolf made same-sex marriage legal in Pennsylvania. This ruling, while finally allowing a sizable segment of the population the same…
Family Law Prof Blog
Bill Watch (Indiana): Current Legislation of Note
By Family Law
From IndyBar:The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following family law related legislation. IndyBar members can request that the Legislative Committee track specific legislation by contacting committee chair Lawren…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Affirms Ruling That Adopted Adult Children Were Beneficiaries Of A Trust
In Andresakis v. Modisett, the trustors signed trust agreements in 1976 and 1981, and each agreement created three trusts, one for their daughter, one for their son, and a third…
Lancaster Law Blog
Adoption The Greatest Gift of All
By Holly Filius
During the holidays, we all become nostalgic about the things in our lives that have touched us, have changed us in some way or has simply been a blessing. When…
Iowa Estate Plan
Avoid Inheritance Taxes in Iowa? Adopt that Nephew!
Adoption can be a wonderful thing. My niece, in this picture, is adopted and she is a wonderful addition to our family. However, adoption can have some funky applications in…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
What the Minnesota/Texas Adoption Research Project Teaches Us
By Jason Brown
The Minnesota/Texas Adoption Research Project is a longitudinal study that explores the effect of the nature of adoption. It’s a collaborative effort between the University of Minnesota and the University…
Family Law Prof Blog
Why is it so expensive to adopt a child?
By Family Law
From The Washington Post:Across the world, there are thousands of children in need of homes. In America, there are thousands of families looking for children to adopt. Sounds like a match…
The Right Coast
Christian couple barred from adoption over views on same-sex parenting CatholicHerald.co.uk
The unnamed Christian couple from the Midlands told social services that children need a mother and father. Social services said that this view could be detrimental to the long-term needs…
Adoption Law
Grasping Fatherhood in Abortion and Adoption
By Malinda
New paper available on SSRN, by yours truly. Here's the abstract:Biology makes a mother, but it does not make a father. While a mother is a legal parent by reason…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New York’s Highest Court Expands Definition of Parenthood
New York Times (Oct. 18, 2016): A Complex Case Tests New York State’s Expanded Definition of Parenthood, by Sharon Otterman:New York has had an expanded definition of parenthood since August. …