Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal has released its opinion holding that Florida’s ban on homosexual adoption is unconstitutional. The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy joined several other professional organizations and law school clinics in filing amicus curiae briefs in support of F.G., the adoptive father.
For more information on the court’s decision, click here.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: September 23, 2010
Adoption
Florida: Appeals court: Florida ban on gay adoption unconstitutional
Nevada: NV receives fed award for difficult adoptions
Indiana: Fighting for Grayson: Indiana Couple Fights Court Ruling to Give ...
Foster Care
California: Easing the transition from foster care
South Carolina: Foster care needs grow
Nation: Back to School, Back to Instability: New Study Shows Foster ...
Child Welfare
Oregon: Number of homeless students in Oregon continues to increase
Nebraska: Several Nebraska child and family welfare groups say doors may ...
Connecticut: Judge rules federal oversight of Connecticut DCF will continue
Florida: Appeals court: Florida ban on gay adoption unconstitutional
Nevada: NV receives fed award for difficult adoptions
Indiana: Fighting for Grayson: Indiana Couple Fights Court Ruling to Give ...
Foster Care
California: Easing the transition from foster care
South Carolina: Foster care needs grow
Nation: Back to School, Back to Instability: New Study Shows Foster ...
Child Welfare
Oregon: Number of homeless students in Oregon continues to increase
Nebraska: Several Nebraska child and family welfare groups say doors may ...
Connecticut: Judge rules federal oversight of Connecticut DCF will continue
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: September 21, 2010
Adoption
New York: NY law lets unmarried adults jointly adopt
Florida: Florida child welfare agency won't take gay man's kids
Nation: Snag in Nepali Adoptions to U.S.
Foster Care
Pennsylvania: Number Of Children Living In Foster Care Declining In State
Indiana: Feds give Indiana $1.36M for raising number of children adopted out of foster care
Florida: State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
Child Welfare
Nation: New Research Funded by American Humane Association Shows Significant ...
New York: NY law lets unmarried adults jointly adopt
Florida: Florida child welfare agency won't take gay man's kids
Nation: Snag in Nepali Adoptions to U.S.
Foster Care
Pennsylvania: Number Of Children Living In Foster Care Declining In State
Indiana: Feds give Indiana $1.36M for raising number of children adopted out of foster care
Florida: State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
Child Welfare
Nation: New Research Funded by American Humane Association Shows Significant ...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: September 15, 2010
Adoption
Kyrgyzstan: US State Department requests to expedite adoption process of 65 Kyrgyz ...
Maryland: A judicial victory for gay parents, adoption advocates (for now)
Florida: Crist considering dropping an appeal to uphold Florida's gay adoption ban
Foster Care
South Carolina: Father fights a tangle of bureaucracry
Ireland: No social worker for 800 children in state care
Kyrgyzstan: US State Department requests to expedite adoption process of 65 Kyrgyz ...
Maryland: A judicial victory for gay parents, adoption advocates (for now)
Florida: Crist considering dropping an appeal to uphold Florida's gay adoption ban
Foster Care
South Carolina: Father fights a tangle of bureaucracry
Ireland: No social worker for 800 children in state care
Friday, September 10, 2010
Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: September 10, 2010
Adoption
North Carolina: Second-parent adoption reviewed
New York: An Adopted Linebacker With an Unlikely Story
Child Welfare
Nation: A new generation of caregivers takes control of kids
Indiana: Report: Child Abuse Up, DCS Understaffed
North Carolina: Second-parent adoption reviewed
New York: An Adopted Linebacker With an Unlikely Story
Child Welfare
Nation: A new generation of caregivers takes control of kids
Indiana: Report: Child Abuse Up, DCS Understaffed
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: September 9, 2010
Adoption
Florida: Arguments air in Miami-Dade gay-adoption case
Australia: NSW adoption bill passed
Foster Care
California: Foster care legislation awaits governor's signature
Ohio: Local foster kids express concerns in DC
Child Welfare
California: LA County child welfare official falsified death reports, two staffers claim
Michigan: Michigan Supreme Court Throws Out Child-Neglect Charge
Florida: Arguments air in Miami-Dade gay-adoption case
Australia: NSW adoption bill passed
Foster Care
California: Foster care legislation awaits governor's signature
Ohio: Local foster kids express concerns in DC
Child Welfare
California: LA County child welfare official falsified death reports, two staffers claim
Michigan: Michigan Supreme Court Throws Out Child-Neglect Charge
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
VOTE!
Please bear with the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy as we urge our friends and colleagues to vote for us on Pepsi Refresh during September! Awards are based on popular vote, so we will be sending frequent voting reminders to you, our valued supporters, this month. Once we win, we will leave you alone (at least for a little while!).
Your vote will help us train law and social work students to assist foster youth in overcoming challenges to successful independent living. You may vote for NCALP’s idea, “Prepare The Next Generation of Child Advocates,” EVERYDAY in September using ALL of these options each day:
• TEXT: This is easy. Text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply). You can pass this info on to your whole mobile phone contact list!
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and simply click a button to install the application on your page. You can then vote quickly and easily from Facebook everyday! Just enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote for us!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on "Vote for this Idea," and follow the prompts. You can register and vote under ALL of your email accounts.
You may also spread the word about NCALP’s idea by forwarding this email or posting the information in your organizational newsletter.
Thank you so much for your time and your support!
Your vote will help us train law and social work students to assist foster youth in overcoming challenges to successful independent living. You may vote for NCALP’s idea, “Prepare The Next Generation of Child Advocates,” EVERYDAY in September using ALL of these options each day:
• TEXT: This is easy. Text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply). You can pass this info on to your whole mobile phone contact list!
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and simply click a button to install the application on your page. You can then vote quickly and easily from Facebook everyday! Just enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote for us!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on "Vote for this Idea," and follow the prompts. You can register and vote under ALL of your email accounts.
You may also spread the word about NCALP’s idea by forwarding this email or posting the information in your organizational newsletter.
Thank you so much for your time and your support!
Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: September 7, 2010
Adoption
Ohio/California: Mediation to continue in Ohio-Calif. adoption case
Mississippi: ICR appeals adverse ruling in adoption challenge
Ireland: Russia calls halt to Irish adoptions
Ohio: Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption Weighs In On Custody of Baby Nic
Foster Care
Australia: Most foster children feel loved: survey
Washington DC: A DC family works to reunify, in and out of court
Ohio/California: Mediation to continue in Ohio-Calif. adoption case
Mississippi: ICR appeals adverse ruling in adoption challenge
Ireland: Russia calls halt to Irish adoptions
Ohio: Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption Weighs In On Custody of Baby Nic
Foster Care
Australia: Most foster children feel loved: survey
Washington DC: A DC family works to reunify, in and out of court
Friday, September 3, 2010
Please VOTE!!
Please bear with the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy as we urge our friends and colleagues to vote for us on Pepsi Refresh during September! Awards are based on popular vote, so we will be sending frequent voting reminders to you, our valued supporters, this month. Once we win, we will leave you alone (at least for a little while!).
Your vote will help us train law and social work students to assist foster youth in overcoming challenges to successful independent living. You may vote for NCALP’s idea, “Prepare The Next Generation of Child Advocates,” EVERYDAY in September using ALL of these options each day:
• TEXT: This is easy. Text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply). You can pass this info on to your whole mobile phone contact list!
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and simply click a button to install the application on your page. You can then vote quickly and easily from Facebook everyday! Just enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote for us!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on "Vote for this Idea," and follow the prompts. You can register and vote under ALL of your email accounts.
You may also spread the word about NCALP’s idea by forwarding this email or posting the information in your organizational newsletter.
Thank you so much for your time and your support!
Your vote will help us train law and social work students to assist foster youth in overcoming challenges to successful independent living. You may vote for NCALP’s idea, “Prepare The Next Generation of Child Advocates,” EVERYDAY in September using ALL of these options each day:
• TEXT: This is easy. Text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply). You can pass this info on to your whole mobile phone contact list!
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and simply click a button to install the application on your page. You can then vote quickly and easily from Facebook everyday! Just enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote for us!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on "Vote for this Idea," and follow the prompts. You can register and vote under ALL of your email accounts.
You may also spread the word about NCALP’s idea by forwarding this email or posting the information in your organizational newsletter.
Thank you so much for your time and your support!
Foster Care Headlines: September 3, 2010
Foster Care
Connecticut: State still lacks foster homes
Ohio/California: Father, foster mom in talks over toddler
Connecticut: State still lacks foster homes
Ohio/California: Father, foster mom in talks over toddler
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Adoption Headlines: September 2, 2010
Adoption
Australia: Same-sex adoption a step closer
North Carolina: Films explore adoption and identity
India: Women get equal rights in guardianship and adoption
Australia: Same-sex adoption a step closer
North Carolina: Films explore adoption and identity
India: Women get equal rights in guardianship and adoption
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
VOTE FOR NCALP ON PEPSI REFRESH
Voting has opened for Pepsi Refresh and we are currently in 63rd place! This is a great start, but we need to make it better. Please vote as soon as possible, in as many ways as possible. You can vote by:
• TEXT: this is sooo easy! Just text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply).
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and install the application. You can then vote from Facebook. Click on the link and enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on Vote for this Idea at the bottom of the page, and follow the prompts.
Thanks!
• TEXT: this is sooo easy! Just text Pepsi at 73774 and send our entry number 102456 (standard text messaging rates apply).
• FACEBOOK: Go to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520 and install the application. You can then vote from Facebook. Click on the link and enter National Center for Adoption Law in the search box, then vote!
• PEPSI REFRESH online: Go to our site at http://www.refresheverything.com/childadvocates, click on Vote for this Idea at the bottom of the page, and follow the prompts.
Thanks!
Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: September 1, 2010
Foster Care
Nation: New data: Many fewer US kids in foster care
Texas: Rise expected in number of Texas children in foster care this year
UK: Government calls on local authorities to reduce barriers for foster carers
Child Welfare
California: LA County orders disclosure of all child deaths from abuse or neglect
Nation: New data: Many fewer US kids in foster care
Texas: Rise expected in number of Texas children in foster care this year
UK: Government calls on local authorities to reduce barriers for foster carers
Child Welfare
California: LA County orders disclosure of all child deaths from abuse or neglect
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