Ever since Donald Trump was elected President, I noticed an increase in activism. A day has not gone by in which I am not engaged in conversation about a Trump Policy. I realize that I was not concerned about the position I took or the position of the person I was talking with, but rather… Continue reading »
Feb
28
“The times they are a-changing”
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Nov
28
DNA: What’s it to You?
I recently had the great opportunity to work with two terrific people, experts in their own right at the Mid-Year Conference in New Orleans, Helping to Healing, sponsored by the National Council for Adoption, the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and American Academy of Assisted Reproduction Attorneys: Dan Berger an attorney who specializes in immigration… Continue reading »
Nov
11
Overcoming Interstate Adoption Issues
A. What is the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children? The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (“ICPC”) is a federal law which establishes uniform legal and administrative procedures governing the interstate placement of children. The ICPC is premised on the belief that children requiring out-of-state placement will receive the same protections and… Continue reading »
Nov
11
Offering the Different Adoption Options
A. Private Placement Adoptions There are several ways to adopt a child in Massachusetts: through a private agency, a public agency, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), if adopting a child through foster care or without either in limited circumstances where the child is a relative. Private placement adoptions are adoptions which are… Continue reading »
Tags: adopting an adult, adopting relatives, adoption agency, adoption alternatives, adoption options, adoptive families, birth parents, child placement, consent, DCF, Department of Early Education and Care, EEC, expectant parent, forum shopping, foster care, foster parents, guardian ad litem, guardianship, ICPC, immigration, international adoptions, interstate adoptions, interstate placement, Massachusetts, parent, private placement, prospective adoptors, step parents
Nov
11
Adoptions: This Was Not the Outcome Expected
Outcomes in adoption matters are just like life, regardless of the care, preventative measures and good intentions, the outcome may not be what was expected. This article shall address some of the issues which may either cause the adoption to unravel, or disrupt, and how to best address them. Rights of Biological Parents and Adoptive… Continue reading »
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