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Adoption
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Same-Sex Adoption as Creating “Grandchild?” — Update
Earlier on this blog, I discussed the case of Olive Watson who, in 1991, adopted her same-sex partner, Patricia Spado. By doing so, Olive made Patricia her "child" so that…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Adult Adoption Examined
Angela Chaput Foy (Associate, Halling & Cayo, S.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin) has recently published her article entitled Adult Adoption and the Elder Population, 8 Marq. Elder's Advisor 109 (2006).Here is the…
Family Law Prof Blog
Conference Announcement: Children & Family Law
By Family Law
Capital University Law School and the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy will host the first annual Works in Progress Conference on Children and Family Law on Friday, June…
Family Law Prof Blog
Adoptive Parents Invest More In Children?
By Family Law
"Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than biological parents, according to a new national study challenging arguments that have been used to oppose same-sex marriage…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Same-Sex Adoption as Creating “Grandchild?”
In 1991, Olive Watson adopted her same-sex partner, Patricia Spado. By doing so, Olive made Patricia her "child" so that she would be able to inherit from her upon Olive's…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
writing about adoption?
By legalwriting
If you write a fact pattern that involves adoption, the history department at the University of Oregon has a fascinating adoption history website.(njs)
Family Law Prof Blog
Mother Awarded $15 Million
By Family Law
"Joel Steinberg, the disbarred lawyer who served 17 years in prison for killing his illegally adopted daughter, must pay $15 million to the girl's birth mother, an appeals court ruled…
Family Law Prof Blog
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By Family Law
"During the two weeks that Marino and Debbie Prozzo welcomed a Ukrainian orphan in their home, they fell head over heels for a 7-year-old child they may never be able…
Family Law Prof Blog
China Tightens Adoption Restrictions
By Family Law
China is planning to issue new, tighter restrictions on foreign adoptions of Chinese children, which would prohibit adoptions by parents who are unmarried, who are obese or who are older…
Family Law Prof Blog
Visitation Rights of Same-Sex Parent Considered by Minnesota Supreme Court
By Family Law
"Marilyn Johnson and Nancy SooHoo, like a growing number of gay and lesbian couples in Minnesota, became parents through international adoptions a decade ago. Now separated, they are embroiled in…