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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
Adoption Resources
By Family Law
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Adoptee's Right to Know Adoption Policy Resource Center Nat'l Adoption Information Clearinghouse
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Guardian Ad Litem
South Carolina law provides that, "[b]efore any hearing is held on the adoption or any matter related to the adoption, the court shall appoint a guardain ad litem for the…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Who May Adopt a Child?
Section 63-9-60 of the South Carolina Code of Laws provides that any South Carolina resident may petition the court to adopt a child. Placement of children for adoption pursuant to…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Call for Presenters and Papers: Sixth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law
The Future of the Family: Modern Challenges in Adoption Law:Conference is March 11, 2010 at Capital University Law School in Columbus, OhioThe conference is seeking proposals for presentations and papers…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Babies in China Stolen From Parents for Foreign Adoption
LA Times: Chinese babies stolen by officials for foreign adoption, by Barbara Demick:In some rural areas, instead of levying fines for violations of China's child policies, greedy officials took babies, which…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
South Carolina Children’s Code Moves to Title 63
The South Carolina Children's Code has moved to its new home in Title 63; the South Carolina Adoption Act's new home is in Chapter 9 of Title 63. Because the…
Virginia Family Law Journal
N.J. Superior Court Denies Atheist Parents Right to Adopt.
By Rob Hagy
Time.com had an interesting article this morning about a N.J. Superior Court Judge's decision to deny a couple's adoption petition citing the the New Jersey state constitution which declares that…
Family Law Prof Blog
Maine Supreme Court Upholds Adoption of Adult Partner
By Family Law
Last week, in a long-running inheritance dispute, the Maine Supreme Court ruled that an adult adoption of a same-sex partner was legitimate. The dispute mostly surrounded a very large trust set…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
The Give and Take of a Consent and Relinquishment
"Waiting Period" "Reflection Period"
New Hampshire Family Law Blog
Natural grandparent may petition for grandparent visitation even after relinquishment or termination of parental rights
By Kysa Crusco
"New Hampshire Supreme Court", "RSA 461-A:13", "I/M/O Kathleen Dufton and Peter Shepard", "grandparents visitation statute"