Adoption Law

Immigration Adoption Conundrum

By AAAA-Admin / March 14, 2019 / Comments Off on Immigration Adoption Conundrum

There is a 1-year old child, a little boy, that needs a home.  His parents have a serious drug problem with meth and heroin that they are not able to conquer.  The State of New Mexico has taken custody of the child.  For confidentiality reasons the names of some of the unimportant facts have been […]

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ICWA is not meeting the needs of Indian Children

By AAAA-Admin / March 8, 2019 / Comments Off on ICWA is not meeting the needs of Indian Children

In October, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in Brackeen v. Zinke, held that the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs regulations implementing it violate the U.S. Constitution, largely on equal protection and 10th Amendment grounds. The United States Court of Appeals for the […]

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AAAA Opposes Permanent Placement of Migrant Children For Adoption Without Consent of Parent or Parents

By AAAA-Admin / October 24, 2018 / Comments Off on AAAA Opposes Permanent Placement of Migrant Children For Adoption Without Consent of Parent or Parents

The Board of Trustees of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys has remained concerned about migrant children since our announcement this summer that the Board voted to adopt a new Resolution opposing the separation of children from their parents by immigration officials. The Trustees of AAAA believe that no migrant child should be […]

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AAAA Announces Decision of the US District Court Fifth Circuit Declaring Indian Child Welfare Act Unconstitutional

By AAAA-Admin / October 10, 2018 / Comments Off on AAAA Announces Decision of the US District Court Fifth Circuit Declaring Indian Child Welfare Act Unconstitutional

On October 4, 2018, in the case of BRACKEEN v. ZINKE, in the Northern District of Texas, Civil Action No. 4:17-cv-00868-O, a federal judge struck down the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The case was brought by the states of Texas, Indiana, Louisiana, and individual plaintiffs, including adoptive parent clients of two attorney members of the Academy of […]

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2018 National Moot Court Competition

By AAAA / March 15, 2018 / Comments Off on 2018 National Moot Court Competition

The Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys has supported the Capital Law School National Moot Court Competition focusing on adoption and child welfare law since 2007.  Congratulations to this year’s Champions, Runners-Up, and Semi-Finalists.  Champion: Florida Coastal School of Law Vivian Gonzalez, Daniela Carcamo Coach: Tony Kolenc Runner-Up: Florida State University College of Law […]

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Adoption Provisions SAVED in Final Tax Reform Bill!

By AAAA / December 16, 2017 / Comments Off on Adoption Provisions SAVED in Final Tax Reform Bill!

Thanks to the efforts of all of you who have worked so hard over the past two months, children and families won a great victory. The final tax reform bill and conference report was unveiled on December 15 and we are pleased to share that both the adoption tax credit and the tax benefit for employer […]

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