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Florida: Same-sex family adoption ban coming into play in race for attorney general
From The Miami Herald: When voters choose from among five candidates to be Florida’s next attorney general, their decision could have a profound effect on some of the state’s most highly charged issues, from gay adoption to healthcare reform… Three Republicans seeking the post — Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, former state healthcare secretary Holly Benson [...]
S. Carolina: Sanford signs adoption measure
From The Post and Courier: Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill Tuesday that will shorten the time children must wait to be adopted… The new law is intended to reduce the time it takes for children in foster care to be adopted. It allows the courts to immediately terminate parental rights in the most severe [...]
Illinois: New state law allows adopted access to their birth records
From the Daily Herald: Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that allows adoptees access to their birth records. Adopted people born in 1945 or earlier now will be able to obtain their birth certificates right away. Adoptees born after 1945 will have to wait until November 2011, to give their birthparents a chance to file an [...]
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Ballot proposal would open Denver adoption records
From The Denver Post: The birth records of adoptions finalized in Denver would become available to the adoptees, once they are adults, under a proposed ballot initiative. Adoptees in Search — the Colorado Triad Connection will hold a “review and comment” session on Friday with City Council staff and the city attorney’s office about the [...]
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