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Adoption
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Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: 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 Nov. 2, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear…
Family Law Prof Blog
Only 60 Babies Adopted in England Last Year
By Family Law
Unbelievable news from the Independent:Only 60 babies were adopted in England last year – startling evidence of how Britain's system for adopting children is grinding to a halt despite record…
Family Law Prof Blog
Chinese Officials Fired for Adoption-Process Violations
By Family Law
From the New York Times:Twelve government employees have been fired and stripped of their Communist Party membership after an investigation into allegations that family planning officials kidnapped children in an…
Family Law Prof Blog
Baby Selling from MD
By Family Law
From mystateline.com:(Rockville, MD) -- A Rockville, Maryland lawyer pleads guilty in California to wire fraud in a baby-selling ring.Federal prosecutors say Hilary Neiman of the National Adoption and Surrogacy Center…
The Right Coast
The Corner – National Review Online
Well, well, well: The adopted daughter of Muammar Gadafy, whom he claimed died as an infant in the 1986 US bombing of his Tripoli compound, appears to be alive and…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption in VA
By Family Law
From Pilot Online:Gay rights advocates notched a victory Wednesday when the State Board of Social Services agreed to allow more time for public comment on proposed state adoption standards that…
Family Law Prof Blog
Sanders: “Where Sovereigns and Cultures Collide: Balancing Federalism, Tribal Self-Determination, and Invididual Rights in the Adoption of Indian Children by Gays and Lesbians”
By Family Law
Steve Sanders (VAP at Univ. of Mich.) has posted "Where Sovereigns and Cultures Collide: Balancing Federalism, Tribal Self-Determination, and Individual Rights in the Adoption of Indian Children by Gays and…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Consents and Relinquishments Made Simple (Part 1)
A Consent and Relinquishment( "Consent") is an adoption attorney's best tool for a smooth adoption. With one from each parent in hand , the adoption will be made final with few or…
Health Law Prof Blog
Worth Reading This Week
Susan Appleton & Robert Pollak, Exploring the Connections between Adoption and IVF: Twibling Analyses, SSRN/Minnesota L.Rev. HeadnotesEleanor Kinney, Realizing the International Human Right to Health: The Challenge of For-Profit Health…
New Jersey Law Blog
Pending Legislation May Change Procedures for Adopted Persons When Locating Birth Parents
Under current New Jersey law, when a person is adopted, a new birth certificate is issued showing the name of the adopting parent(s) and the original birth certificate, as well…