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Adoption
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
VA Bills Will Further Limit Funding for Abortions for Medicaid Recipients and Allow Discrimination by Adoption Agencies
Reuters: Virginia lawmakers pass abortion, adoption bills, by Matthew A. Ward: (Reuters) - Virginia would halt taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income women in cases where the fetus is severely physically deformed…
Family Law Prof Blog
Protecting Assets by Adopting Lover
By Family Law
From the Daily Mail:When a man wants to spend the rest of his life with a woman, he often extends an offer to her to become part of his family.But…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Adoption Battle Over 5-Year Old Boy Pits Missouri Couple Vs. Undocumented Immigrant
ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Brian Ross reports the following immigration story tonight on “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” and on “Nightline." A tug-of-war over a five-year-old boy is at the…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision on Small Monetary Gifts to a Child as Maintenance and Support and Ramifications for Consent to an Adoption. In Re Adoption of M.B.
On January 25, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a unanimous decision, authored by Justice O’Donnell, in the case In re Adoption of M.B, 2012-Ohio-236. The first part of the…
Family Law Prof Blog
British Courts on Adoption of Baby Resulting from Affair
By Family Law
From the Independent:A Muslim man who had a baby with an unmarried woman has been told that his daughter must remain with an adopted family because there is too great…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption in England
By Family Law
From the BBC:A Liberal Democrat MP is claiming up to 1,000 children a year in England are being adopted for the "wrong" reasons and should stay with their families.John Hemming…
Family Law Prof Blog
Private Adoption Agencies in India Shutting Down
By Family Law
From the Times of India:BANGALORE: Too many regulations and red tape is forcing closure of many private adoption agencies in the city.Ashraya, a Bangalore-based adoption agency which found home for…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoptions Down Under are Down
By Family Law
From the Australian:ADOPTION continues to fall out of favour in Australia, with just 384 recorded in 2010-11 -- the lowest on record.The decline is a result of changing conditions in…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption Credits for Same-Sex Couples
By Family Law
From the New York Times:Since the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage, such couples are viewed as strangers in many spheres of their financial lives. They need to file…
Family Law Prof Blog
460 FL Adoptions in November–National Adoption Month
By Family Law
From WCTV:In November, 460 children statewide became part of a permanent, loving family. Throughout the month, the Florida Department of Children and Families and our many community partners celebrated National…