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Adoption
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Adoptive Children Want More Information About Birth Parents
By Family Law
According to the BBC News service, a new report by children's rights director for England, Dr Roger Morgan, says that adopted children want more information about their birth family and…
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Major New Report on Birth Mothers
By Family Law
A major new report on adoption was released this last week. The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a report devoted to birth mothers, whom it described as ''the least…
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Adoption Month
By Family Law
November is National Adoption month. The week of thanksgiving was established as National Adoption Week in 1976 by then-President Gerald Ford. In 1995, President Bill Clinton expanded the period of…
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Malawi Challenge to Madonna’s Adoption
By Family Law
"A Malawi judge will rule next week on whether the High Court should hear a legal challenge to pop queen Madonna's interim adoption of a one-year-old boy from the southern…
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Case Law Development: Sufficiency of Evidence of Child’s Objection to Adoption
By Family Law
When courts give older child the right to object to adoption, what evidence provides sufficient proof of an objection? The California Court of Appeals explored the difference between a child's…
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Madonna Adopts Boy in Malawi
By Family Law
"Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to …
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Case Law Development: State Statute of Limitations Applies to Actions under ICWA
By Family Law
The Alaska Supreme Court has held that the state''s one-year statute of limitations applies for claims brought under § 1914 of the Indian Child Welfare Act to challenge adoptions. Congress…
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By Family Law
In a case presenting interesting possible intersections between the adoption code and common law marriage doctrine, the Alabama Court of Appeals held that an aunt and uncle seeking to adopt…
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Case Law Development: Death of Biological Parent Severs Step-parent/Step-child Relationship for Purposes of Adoption Statute
By Family Law
After her father died and shortly after she turned 18 years old, Daughter consented to her adoption by Stepmother. Daughter's biological mother objected. The probate court granted the adoption and…
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Florida Judge Denies Adoption Request of Foster Parents – Four Years of Litigation to Continue
By Family Law
A Florida judge rejected the adoption petition of the former foster parents of a 4-year-old boy this past Wednesday and the child was taken into custody of the county. This…