You have decided to adopt a child, and now you’re building your adoption team to support you through the process. It’s time to consult with an experienced adoption attorney, but you might be wondering how to prepare for the meeting and what to expect when you’re there. Below are a few guidelines to get you started on the right track....
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A Métis toddler living on Vancouver Island is caught up in a bitter legal fight between her foster parents and B.C.’s child protective services over her future — and the future of other foster children like her. The Métis foster couple are fighting to adopt the 27-month-old girl they have raised since infancy. But the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) plans to remove...
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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE[1])–The nation’s largest constituent group of adoption attorneys, law professors and judges submitted a 45-page response[2] to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) concerning the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a federal law established in 1978. The BIA announced earlier this year its attempt to amend the federal law. The AAAA’s formal response outlines a series of concerns the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dawn Smith Pliner Tel.: 1-800-982-3678 dawn@friendsinadoption.org Clifton Park, NY, November 1, 2013 – Reproductive rights have once again become a political issue in the news, and Friends in Adoption (FIA), a licensed non-profit agency, serving the northeast with domestic adoption services for more than 30 years, wishes to weigh in. Since its inception, FIA has been...
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