From the category archives:
The New York Times blog interviewed some lawyers and social workers about how to prevent adoption problems.
I particularly agreed with what Howard University law professor Cynthia Mabry said about the benefits of providing post-adoption support:
Counseling Services. Counseling will help the parent to identify ways of addressing the challenges that the child presents and to [...]
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Here’s a guide to gay adoption laws. Keep in mind that gay adoption rights are set out by state law, so the following is just a general overview. I’ll update this post with more information occasionally.
For more coverage, check out two previous posts on second parent adoption and gay adoption state laws.
General Issues:
Usually you file [...]
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Louisiana has to recognize the New York same-sex adoption of a Louisiana child even though Louisiana does not itself grant same-sex adoptions.
Last October I talked about Adar v. Smith, the Fifth Circuit case where a couple that went to New York to legally adopt [...]
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Gay adoption has been illegal in Florida since 1977, but another judge has nevertheless allowed it. This makes three approved gay adoptions within the last year.
What’s going on?
Circuit-judges hearing adoption cases have said that the gay adoption ban is unconstitutional, and therefore grant the adoptions despite the law against them. You might remember from discussion [...]
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