Emotional and fiery arguments in Indian adoption case 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 16, 2013
Tags: adoption, custody, Indian Child Welfare Act, tribal law, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – During oral arguments that were heated and at times emotional Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether the Indian Child Welfare Act trumps state law in a contested adoption.
The justices at times talked over each other and the lawyers often raised their voices during arguments in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl.
Grandmother isn’t entitled to visitation after adoption
Published: March 19, 2013
Tags: adoption, grandparent visitation
A grandmother was not entitled to visitation with her grandson following the boy’s adoption by non-relatives, West Virginia’s highest court has ruled in answering a certified question submitted by a state trial court.
Court to decide if tribal law can block adoption
Published: January 6, 2013
Tags: adoption, state law conflict, tribal law, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether tribal law can be invoked by a non-custodial parent to block an adoption by non-Indian parents that was lawfully initiated under state law.
Infertile wife not entitled to presumption of parentage
Published: November 16, 2012
Tags: adoption, artificial insemination, equal protection, parentage, surrogacy
An infertile wife was not entitled to a presumption of parentage of her husband’s child carried by a surrogate mother, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.
Benchmarks: Adoptive parents can’t sue over birth defects
Published: August 14, 2012
Tags: adoption, birth defects, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA
A New York couple didn’t learn until it was too late that the baby boy they wished to adopt had serious brain damage.
Yesterday, they learned their legal remedies against the birth mother’s doctor were foreclosed by their adoption lawyer’s failure to follow the formalities of HIPAA’s disclosure rules.
Adoptive mother’s ex-partner may be ‘second parent’
Published: August 8, 2012
Tags: adoption, same-sex partner
An adoptive mother’s former same-sex partner could seek “second parent” status under state law, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
Tyler Block: Fighting for adoptive parents
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: adoption, Lawyers of the Year, Lawyers of the Year 2011, same-sex adoption
When Tyler Block stood before the Nebraska Supreme Court to argue against a district court ruling that barred his client from pursuing custody and visitation rights with the child she had raised with her ex-partner, he struck a blow not only for the gay and lesbian community but for all non-biological parents.
Parents can sue hospital for adoptive child’s health problems
Published: October 31, 2011
Tags: adoption, negligence
Parents who were told that the child they were adopting had no serious medical problems can sue the hospital where the child was born after they later learned the child had significant neurological problems, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Man can adopt despite robbery conviction
Published: October 5, 2011
Tags: adoption
A man who was convicted of third degree robbery may adopt a child despite being automatically disqualified to do so under state law by his conviction, a New York court has ruled.
Rhode Island considers birth certificate access for adoptees
Published: July 21, 2011
Tags: adoption, birth certificate
The Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that would allow adults who were adopted to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.
