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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
“You can’t choose your sons, but you can choose your sons-in-law”
By Family Law
From the Freakonomics blog:What happens when the heir to a family business isn’t up to the job? Not great things, apparently. But the Japanese have a solution: adult adoption. Rather…
Family Law Prof Blog
National Adoption Day
By Family Law
From the Sacramento Bee:National Adoption Day 2011 will be held on Saturday, November 19. Celebrated across the United States, more than 350 community events are held each year to finalize…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
SC State Treasurer Loftis proclaims National Adoption Day in SC
http://myrtlebeach.thedigitel.com/event-calendars/sc-state-treasurer-loftis-proclaims-national-adopt-33439-1118
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Martina McBride Will Host Adoption Special on CBS
http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1674665/martina-mcbride-will-host-adoption-special-on-cbs.jhtml
Family Law Prof Blog
Jurisdiction for Certain Adoption Proceedings
By Family Law
From the StarTribune:Adoption proceedings for an Indian child whose parents' rights were terminated must take place within state courts, not tribal courts, the Minnesota Supreme Court ordered Wednesday.In the 4-2…
Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s On Their Minds: Do Small Monetary Gifts Directly to a Child By an Otherwise Non-Complying Parent Constitute Maintenance and Support so that An Adoption Cannot Go Forward without that Parent’s Consent? In the Matter of Adoption of M.B.
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down January 25, 2012. Read the analysis of the decision here. On November 2 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption in Glee Misleading
By Family Law
From USA Today:More than 2,600 people are asking Fox TV and its hit series Glee (Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ET/PT) to air public service announcements about the reality of adoption, arguing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Eighth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law: Call for Presentations and Papers
Capital University Law Review: Call for Presentations and Papers Eighth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law: Eighth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law March 8, 2012 Searching for Family: The…
Family Law Prof Blog
Nevada Receives Adoption Recognition
By Family Law
From the Nevada Appeal:The federal Department of Health and Human Services has doubled its adoption program grant to Nevada's Division of Child and Family Services as a reward for increasing…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption Parties
By Family Law
From the Guardian:'Adoption parties' went out of favour in the UK in the 1980s. Critics said they were 'cattle markets' for kids, and new family-finding methods were tried. But as…