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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
5th Circuit Rules in Unmarried Parent Adoption Case
By Family Law
In a landmark decision published yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Louisiana is required to list two fathers on the birth certificate of…
Family Law Prof Blog
IL Rules of Evidence Inapplicable to Best Interests Hearing Under Adoption Act
By Family Law
An Illinois appellate court recently held that the formal rules of evidence do not apply tothe second step of the dispositional hearing under the Juvenile Court Act and thebest interest…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Sixth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law
Capital University Law Review and the National Conference for Adoption Law and Policy announce the Sixth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law:Please join the Capital University Law Review and the…
Family Law Prof Blog
California Court Rules that Judgment of Ukrainian Adoption Cannot be Vacated in the United States
By Family Law
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a family adopting a Ukrainian child who turned out to have severe physical and mental disabilities may not vacate the Ukrainian adoption…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Quake in Haiti is Speeding Up Adoption Process
Time Magazine: Haiti's Orphaned Kids: How the Quake Is Speeding Adoptions, by Siobhan Morrissey: Dressed in an orange floral pinafore with her hair neatly pulled back into cornrows, 7-year-old Marie Guerline…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Melissa Jacoby on Consumer Lenders and Assisted Reproduction
Melissa B. Jacoby (UNC School of Law) has posted The Debt Financing of Parenthood on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this contribution to the symposium Show Me the Money:…
ImmigrationProf Blog
USCIS Fact Sheet for Humanitarian Parole for Certain Haitian Orphans
Eligibility for Humanitarian ParoleCategory 1Children who have been legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti, were in the process of being adopted by Americans…
Family Law Prof Blog
Haiti Earthquake Impacts Adoption Process
By Family Law
The effects of the devastating earthquake in Haiti have been felt by the many American familiesawaiting adoption from Haiti,who cannot get their adopted children out of the country.For example, this…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Two Witnessess Required for a Consent and Relinquishment
In an adoption, the adoptive parents may need to obtain a consent and relinquishment from the biological mother and father. To be valid, South Carolina Code of Laws Section 63-9-340 provides…
Family Law Prof Blog
Reality Adoption Show Premiering Tonight
By Family Law
ABC begins a run of a show called "Find My Family" tonight, which is a reality show centered around adoption. Members of the adoptive community are nervous, and I suppose we'll…