Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 29, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Russia and US to discuss adoption
Italy: Court: Adoptions must be 'color-blind'


Foster Care
Michigan: State launches campaign to recruit foster and adoptive parents
Georgia: Teachers to be hired to tutor foster kids

Child Welfare
Kentucky: Model Court: A big change for justice

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: April 28, 2010

Adoption
Virginia: In Lawsuit on Adoption, Focus Is on Disclosure
Louisiana: Senate panel rejects gay adoption expansion

Child Welfare
Illinois: DCFS to review support program

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: April 27, 2010

Adoption
Canada: Nepal adoption suspension riles Canadians
Australia: Australia Highlights New Adoption Laws For Canberra
Nation: Study: 'Pre-born' most adoptable

Foster Care
Finland: Children of divorced parents sometimes taken unnecessarily into foster care

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 26, 2010

Adoption
Columbus: Russian girl survives awful first adoption to find love in a new home
Nation: US families persevere in seeking Kyrgyz adoptions
Nation: US lawmakers urge Russia not to halt adoptions
Georgia: Adoption agencies break rules, escape punishment
Georgia: Nonprofit adoption agencies often profit someone other than children, families

Foster Care
Texas: Texas program gives kids a say in picking foster home
DC: Mentally ill mom can choose son's meds, D.C. appellate court rules

Child Welfare
Nation: Flaws found in state child-abuse registries

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: April 22, 2010

Adoption
Illinois: Illinois bill would allow some adoptees to discovery the identity of their ...
Australia: Federal push to review adoptions

Child Welfare
Nation: Justices Put Curbs on Payment for Lawyers
Oregon: State report: Change needed in investigating child abuse

Law School Fellowships for Adoption, Child Welfare, and Juvenile Law

The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School is excited to offer a unique Fellowship opportunity to students applying to law school that are interested in pursuing a career in adoption, child welfare, and/or juvenile law upon graduation.

Please consider forwarding this information to your students.

"When researching which law schools to apply to, I was immediately drawn toward Capital University Law School because of their National Center for Adoption Law and Policy. No other school offered such a specific program devoted to the advocacy of children in the adoption and juvenile law fields. I have no doubt that Capital's NCALP, along with the adoption law fellowship, will allow me the specific resources and direction necessary to join them in being an effective advocate for children within our legal system." – Current 1st Year Fellow

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Adoption Headlines: April 21, 2010

Adoption

Washington DC: Adoption law change aids foster parents
Nation: African-American babies and boys least likely to be adopted, study shows
Dominican Republic: Russian boy, 12, abandoned in Dominican Republic
Pennsylvania: Man sues agencies over child's adoption

Maestro Notes Newsletter: Spring Edition 2010

Check out what is going on at The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/newsletter/March10/newsletter.htm

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 20, 2010

Adoption
Louisiana: Gay couples, others could adopt under Rep. Juan LaFonta's proposed changes

Foster Care
Oregon: Canadian boy trapped in US foster care system

Child Welfare
Nebraska: Child welfare system criticized
UK: Lesbian mothers become first same-sex parents to jointly sign birth certificate

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: April 13, 2010

Adoption
Tennessee: Child in Adoption Case Is an American Citizen, Not Russian, Experts Say

Foster Care
New York: Child Services Shouldn't Get Axed, Say NYC Officials
Oregon: Native American, African American children more likely to be taken into Oregon ...
New Jersey: Majority of NJ foster kids have not completed life skills course for option to ...

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: April 12, 2010

Adoption
Haiti: Divisions arise over push for adoptions from Haiti
Colorado: Ballot proposal would open Denver adoption records
Idaho: New Adoption Law Helps Grandparents

Child Welfare
Nation: New Report Highlights Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Child Welfare ...

Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 7, 2010

Foster Care
Nation: Study Finds More Woes Following Foster Care

Child Welfare
Texas: Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services Marks Go Blue Day Against Child Abuse

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 6, 2010

Adoption
Florida: White House invites gay adoption pioneers to Easter Egg roll

Foster Care
Nation: Good Foster Care Helps Neglected Kids Thrive
Pennsylvania: Local assemblymen propose change of policy for foster children
Florida: Stipends could be cut for “aged out” foster children

Child Welfare
Illinois: DCFS avoiding juvenile court
DC: Court-ordered supervision holds for DC child welfare system

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: April 5, 2010

Adoption
Nation: After Haiti earthquake, spike in adoption requests benefits other countries in ...
Florida: Little Pearls Adoption Agency target of RICO complaint
Canada: Saturday Interview: The cultural boundaries behind international adoption

Foster Care
Pennsylvania: Youth in foster care
South Carolina: Permanent home vital, child advocates say

Child Welfare
Nation: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Nation: New Federal Report Shows Drop in Child Abuse Rates

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: April 1, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Reasons For Post-Adoption Depression

Foster Care
Florida: Foster kids can't be jailed for their own `best interest,' court says
Pennsylvania: Foster care: Legislation would give children more stability
New York: Dromm Bill Helps Immigrant Children In Foster Care