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Adoption
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South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
South Carolina Awarded Money for Increasing Adoptions!
South Carolina was among thirty-eight states to receive money from the Department of Health and Human Services for increasing adoptions. Read all about!
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Top One Hundred Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
Wendy's leads the list of the top one hundred adoption-friendly workplaces. View the list.
The Appellate Strategist
Florida’s Statute Banning Gays and Lesbians From Adopting Ruled Unconstitutional
In a landmark decision, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling striking down as unconstitutional the state’s statute that prohibited gays and lesbians from adopting. …
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Florida appellate court: homosexual adoption ban unconstitutional
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A Florida appellate court has declared Florida's ban of adoption of children by "homosexuals" unconstitutional. The 42 page opinion by the Third District Court of Appeal, affirms the finding of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Substantial Decrease in the Number of Kids in Foster Care
By Family Law
From the AP:The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new…
International Law Prof Blog
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Further to our international family law update on same-sex marriage around the world, legislation to allow same-sex marriage has been introduced in the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies. The proposed legislation would also…
International Law Prof Blog
Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Adoption Around the World
We have some figures (courtesy of Rex Wockner) on the number of same-sex couples who have married in Mexico since March 11, 2010, when a groundbreaking law in Mexico City…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Glenn Cohen and Daniel Chen on Whether Subsidizing Assisted Reproduction Decreases Adoption Rates
I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School) & Daniel L. Chen (Duke Law School) have posted Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should…
Family Law Prof Blog
International Adoptions Decline Drastically
By Family Law
The Washington Times is reporting new international adoption figures and they are startling. Last year, the number of Americans completing international adoptions declined by nearly 40% from the previous four-year…
International Law Prof Blog
Same-Sex Marriage in Mexico
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled 9-2 that same-sex marriages performed in Mexico City had to be recognized as marriages by all 31 states of Mexico. The following week, the Mexican Supreme Court…