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Adoption
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Religion Clause
Kansas Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Bill Protecting Adoptive Parents’ and Agencies’ Views on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Yesterday, the Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2311, the Adoption Conscience Act (full text). The new law provides in part:(a) The secretary for children and…
Adoption, Surrogacy and the Law
What adoption options do I have for a foreign-born child already in the United States?
We often hear from prospective adoptive families who are caring for a foreign-born child in the United States that the child needs adoption and permanency. The child may have come…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Stepparent Adoption in Minnesota: How to Proceed if the Biological Father Won’t Cooperate
By Jason Brown
Stepparent adoption is a meaningful step toward solidifying family bonds, offering legal security, and ensuring stability for a child. In Minnesota, a stepparent adoption cannot proceed unless the child’s other…
Bartlesville Law Blog
What is Consent to Adoption?
By Kyle Persaud
In Oklahoma, a child may be adopted with the parents’ consent. Generally, both parents must consent to the adoption, unless one parent is deceased or has had his/her parental rights…
Family Law Prof Blog
South Korean court clears government, adoption agency of liability in adoptee’s deportation from US
By Family Law
From AP News:A South Korean court on Wednesday cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a 49-year-old Korean man whose traumatic adoption…
Family Law Prof Blog
LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
By Family Law
From 19th News:After three rounds of fertility treatments, Haley Swenson and her wife, Alieza Durana, had a baby boy in March 2023. Because Swenson carried their baby and was the…
Family Law Prof Blog
Moscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition
By Family Law
From AP News:Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning adoptionof Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal.The Kremlin leader also approved…
Family Law Prof Blog
Celebrating National Adoption Month
By Family Law
November is National Adoption Month! From Adoption Network:What is National Adoption Month?National Adoption Month is about spreading awareness. It is a month to encourage others to learn about adoption, to hold…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Retroactively Applies Foreign Adoption Statute to Adoption of Decedent’s Son, Finds That Adopted Son Is Rightful Intestate Heir Over Decedent’s Brother
In re Estate of R.S., No. A-3452-22 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Oct. 31, 2024) The defendant appealed an Order appointing the plaintiff as the administrator of the decedent’s estate. The…
Family Law Prof Blog
Disabled orphans bear brunt of China’s overseas adoption ban
By Family Law
From BBC:Eight-year-old Grace Welch has been waiting since 2019 for her older sister to occupy the bed next to hers.Her parents had told her that, Penelope, a 10-year-old born in…