What Is An Open Adoption?The term “open adoption” is not well defined. It means different things to different people. And since the laws in each...
When prospective parents, as well as birth parents, learn about open adoption , they often wonder if pursuing it is a good idea. The answer to this question...
Is Open Adoption Good For The Child?It is a question on which people may disagree, and each child and their circumstances should be considered on an individual...
Are Open Adoption Agreements Enforceable In Virginia?Until relatively recently, the answer was no, they were not enforceable. Open adoptions still happened,...
What Is Included In A Post Adoption Contact & Communication Agreement?A Post Adoption Contact and Communication Agreement (PACCA) is a very technical document,...
It is not uncommon today for birth parents to place their child for adoption with a close family relative. The procedures to adopt a family member are somewhat...
On January 16, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Accuracy for Adoptees Act, a bill proposed by members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.The...
Some types of adoption come with relatively modest costs, but others can present a financial challenge to many families. Most step parent adoptions and parental...
The office of Senator Mary Landrieu has released a statistical study of inter-country adoptions from 2002 through 2012. The report indicates that international...
There are a number of important advantages to choosing ADR over litigation. The primary reason why people do not chose ADR is simply a lack of knowledge...
An adoption may become contested when a birth parent is not willing to consent to the adoption or seeks to obtain custody of the child or visitation with the child....
While adoption law is primarily state law, there are some issues before Congress which relate to adoption and which are of great importance.The Adoption Tax Credit...
