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Lawyer defends Native American adoption law in toddler case
From The Chicago Tribune: The birth father of an adopted 2-year-old Cherokee girl at the center of a custody battle loves the toddler and has been trying to get her back since shortly after her birth, his attorney said on Monday. The birth father, Dusten Brown, a member of Cherokee Nation, took custody of Veronica [...]
Comprehensive medical evaluations of newly adopted children crucial
From American Medical News: The unique health needs of newly adopted children make it crucial that physicians perform a comprehensive evaluation, including gathering any available medical history and conducting age-appropriate tests, a developmental assessment and complete physical examination, says an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report in the January Pediatrics. The article offers guidelines for [...]
Utah: Unwed fathers get help figuring out what to do in adoption fight
From The Salt Lake Tribune: For an unwed father who wants to know what to do to protect his parental rights in a Utah adoption proceeding, the process just got easier. The state Department of Health on Tuesday made the paternity proceeding form and instructions on how to file with Utah’s putative father registry available [...]
Failed Adoptions Lead to More Homeless Youths
From Chicago News Cooperative: Lamar West has lost parents twice in his life. The first time was when he was 4; the second was a month before his 18th birthday. The circumstances differed, but the outcomes did not. When West, 20, tries to remember his biological parents, his eyes close and his face goes still. [...]
Would-be Utah dad says misplaced trust cost him his son
From The Salt Lake Tribune: As they toured the holiday lights at Temple Square last December, Jake Strickland and Whitney Pettersson looked like just another happy, expectant couple. Their baby was due in less than two weeks, and although not married or even in a relationship any longer, they’d decided to raise the child together. [...]
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