It was reported in the Volokh Conspiracy a couple of weeks ago that the Bush administration’s Office of Legal Counsel decided that children of couples in civil unions are eligible for Social Security benefits. The decision was reached when the Office decided that the Social Security Act gives eligibility for benefits to any child [...]
New York City’s plan to move teenagers out of group homes and into foster care may be having a few issues, as reported in the recent New York Times article, As Teenagers Leave Group Homes, a Challenge Placing Those Who Remain.
The system is stretched so thin that many involved say they are having trouble making [...]
As noted in the New York Times article De-emphasis on Race in Adoption Is Criticized, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute has released a report entitled Finding Families for African American Children: The Role of Race & Law in Adoption from Foster Care. The report focuses on the effect of the Multiethnic Placement Act:
Adoption of [...]
Capital University Law Review is holding their Fourth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law entitled Hearing the Child’s Voice: Selected Adoption and Child Welfare Topics on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Capital University Law School. Register by March 6 for only $50.
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
CLE/CEU Credits: 6.25 CLE’s and 6.25 SW CEU’s, pending approval
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