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Adoption
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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…
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Mormon Church Leaving Adoption Role
By Family Law
From the Salt Lake Tribune:LDS Family Services still will work with couples who want to adopt and with pregnant women — but as professional counselors, not adoption brokers."As a traditional…
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Kutty: “Islamic Law and Adoptions”
By Family Law
Faisal Kutty (Valparaiso University Law School) has posted "Islamic Law and Adoptions," forthcoming in Robert L. Ballard et al., The Intercountry Adoption Debate: Dialogues Across Disciplines (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK:…
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The Impact of Adoption
By Holly Filius
The other night I found myself sitting with my children watching America’s Got Talent. While America’s Got Talent is clearly a popular show, it is not one which I have…
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New Adoption Law in Washington
By Family Law
From kirotv:A new law will open access to original, pre-adoption birth certificates for all Washington-born adult adoptees beginning in July, state officials announced Tuesday.That means people who have wondered who…
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Same-Sex Adoption Case in France
By Family Law
From the Guardian:A married French woman has been told she cannot adopt the child she and her partner had by IVF treatment carried out abroad.In a surprise ruling, a court in…
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Desire To Adopt Leads To Lengthy Suspension
A Colorado Hearing Panel has ordered a three-year suspension in a rather unusual case involving false statements[The attorney] engaged in misconduct in the course of seeking to adopt her second…
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Last American Adoption from Crimea
By Family Law
From ABC:As the overnight train pulled up to Crimea’s new border with Ukraine, Kristine Proctor held her breath. Armed soldiers outside the window peered inside.“Are there any foreigners?” they asked…
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Utah on Adoptions
By Family Law
From Time:Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has approved a measure that will require unwed mothers to tell birth fathers that they plan to give custody of their children to adoption agencies.Read…
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Adoption Case in NY
By Family Law
From the New York Law Journal:A Queens man may legally adopt his husband's biological twins even though they were born to a woman under a surrogacy agreement that is illegal…