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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
Zimmerman & Post: “The Revolving Doors of Family Court: Confronting Broken Adoptions”
By Family Law
Brian Zimmerman and I are pleased to announce the recent publication of our law review article through Capital University Law Review. It is entitled The Revolving Doors of Family Court: …
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Atlanta Adoption Rates Improve
By Family Law
From AJC:The metropolitan Atlanta foster care system continues to improve its adoption rate and is maintaining strong oversight over its foster homes, but still falls short in several key areas,…
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Irish Adoptions in FL
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From Irish Central:Childless Irish couples are flocking to the sunshine state of Florida to adopt babies, according to new figures.Statistics released by Ireland’s Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald reveal the…
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Adoption from Africa
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From CNN:A new report from The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) entitled "Africa: The New Frontier for Intercountry Adoption," says the trend indicates that receiving countries are turning "en masse"…
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Good News! KKK won’t be allowed to ‘adopt’ highway
Photo courtesy of WikipediaCNN reports that "Citing safety concerns and the organization's history, Georgia transportation officials said Tuesday they would not allow a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan…
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A Heartwarming Adoption Story…
By Family Law
...recently ran in the Baltimore Sun. Read it here.MR
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Modern Day Adoptions
By Family Law
A new report shows far more open adoptions than closed. Read more here.MR
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Rwanda Joins Intercountry Adoption Convention
Rwanda has deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Rwanda will become the 87th Contracting…
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Sources of Adoption Delay
By Family Law
From the BBC:The most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption in England is the length of time taken by court proceedings, a report by Ofsted says.The government wants…
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Abduction for Adoption?
By Family Law
From Yahoo! News:Last month, a Dan Rather Reports producer and crew were in Canberra, Australia as Parliament released the findings of an 18-month-long investigation revealing illegal and unethical tactics used…