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Follow us: BY: Lauren Kawana Last year more than 30,000 children in California entered the foster care system, with 439 of those children being of Native American decent. It is reported that while 12 out of every 1,000 Native American children entered the child welfare system in California in 2012, approximately only 3 out of every 1,000 Caucasian and Latino children entered the system. Although the Indian Child Welfare Act has been in place since 1978, only 38 percent of Native American foster children were placed with family members while only 3 percent were placed with Native American families other than their own. Oakland North, May 28th, 2013 BY: Ed Wesoloski Michigan Lawyers Weekly, May 13th, 2013 BY: Bob Watson Some advocates for adoptions want Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a proposed law delivered to his office last week claiming that it could adversely affect children who have been adopted from other countries." Senate Bill 267 would add a Civil Liberties Defense Act to Missouris laws, saying the states public policy is to protect its citizens from the application of foreign laws. By banning the judicial consideration of any body of law from outside the United States, this could potentially mean that Missouri would not recognize the adoption decree completed in an adoptees foreign birth country. News Tribune, May 28th, 2013
ADOPTION
BY: Associated Press A poll conducted May 15-23 by the Associated Press, which addressed a broad range of issues on America's changing family structures, dovetails with a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau that single motherhood is on the rise. The poll found that approximately 42% of women would consider having a child on their own without a partner, including more than a third who would consider adopting solo. CBS, May 30th, 2013 For Full Article Click Here
CHILD PROTECTION
BY: Karen Ali A new program called the Connecticut Child Justice Foundation aims to make sure each child under the states supervision is provided with legal representation during expulsions, suspensions, and administrative actions. The program, which relies heavily on the pro-bono efforts of several experienced lawyers throughout the state, ensures that the legal needs are met for these very vulnerable children who have experienced troubled home-lives because of abuse or neglect. Connecticut Law Tribune, May 28th, 2013 For Full Article Click Here The preceding are summaries of adoption/child welfare law news articles prepared by The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy. These summaries are provided for your information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center. We strive to print news that reflects the diversity of our readership and a variety of viewpoints and approaches to child welfare issues. While we may not agree with a position taken, we believe in the critical importance to our constituents of impartial reporting. |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
NCALP- Weekly News Summary
June 5, 2013
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