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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
Same-Sex Adoption in Austria
By Family Law
From ABC News:Austria's Constitutional Court has ruled that gay couples have the same right as heterosexuals to adopt children.Before the decision Wednesday, gay partners could adopt a child only if…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adopting Older Children
By Family Law
From Newsmax.com:Babies are a hot commodity and so scarce here in the U.S. that some prospective adoptive parents will spend thousands of dollars to adopt a baby from overseas —…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NYT: Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea
Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea is an in-depth piece from the New York Times. It discusses a movement among South Korean adoptees to return to…
Pennsylvania Family Law
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
By Aaron Weems
Leslie Spoltore, one of our partners in our Wilmington office, posted President Barack Obama's proclamation making November National Adoption Month. Family law is an area which often deals with difficult…
Family Law Prof Blog
World Adoption Day
By Family Law
From Forbes:The first ever "World Adoption Day" is set for November 9th, 2014. The brainchild of entrepreneurial pastor, Hank Fortener, the campaign also includes Scott Harrison of Charity:Water, and Supermodel…
Texas Bar Blog
44 kids find new families on Austin Adoption Day
There are more than 6,500 youth in Texas waiting to be adopted. On Nov. 6, 2014, 44 children—with ages ranging from one to 17 years—were welcomed into “forever families” during…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Children of LGBT Parents
By John Kang
From HuffPost:Today, families are no longer quite so cookie cutter similar. Some families are comprised of a mother and her children and a father who is no longer an active…
Family Law Prof Blog
Gupta-Kagan: “Non-Exclusive Adoption and Child Welfare”
By Family Law
Josh Gupta-Kagan has posted Non-Exclusive Adoption and Child Welfare, Alabama Law Review (forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:This Article proposes that child welfare law permit the non-exclusive adoption of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Gupta-Kagan: “The New Permanency”
By Family Law
Josh Gupta-Kagan has posted The New Permanency, U.C. Davis J. of Juv. L. & Pol'y (2015 Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Permanency is a pillar of child welfare law;…
Family Law Prof Blog
Seymore: “Sixteen and Pregnant: Minors’ Consent in Abortion and Adoption”
By Family Law
Malinda L. Seymore has posted Sixteen and Pregnant: Minors' Consent in Abortion and Adoption, Yale Journal of Law & Feminism, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2013, on SSRN. Here is the…