Jan 5, 2015 | Adoption, Courts, Custody, Divorce, Families, Family Law, Gay Marriage, Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Traditional Family
People seem to always pine for the “good old days.” And, sure, there is plenty to complain about today, but America in 2015 is far more tolerant, compassionate, and evolved than at any time in U.S. History — or maybe even human history. When I was growing up...
Aug 12, 2013 | Adoption, Custody, Families, Family Law, Father's Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting
I have written several times over the past year about the Baby Veronica case. As an infant, little Veronica was given up for adoption by her birth mother after it appeared that the father had abandoned her. However, the father. who was part Native American, later...
Jul 14, 2013 | Adoption, Blended Family, Families, Family Law, Gay Marriage, Parenting, Same-Sex Marriage, Traditional Family
Working mothers. Stay-at-home dads. Gay marriage. Single-parent adoption. Interracial marriage. Interfaith marriage. Blended families . . . Our world, and the very concept of “Family,” is changing in ways that our grandparents never could have...
Apr 20, 2013 | Adoption, Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, Legal Decision-Making, Mother's Rights, Parenting Time, Paternity
The case involving the adoption of Veronica is before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a heartbreaking case that pits state adoption law against the Indian Child Welfare Act. There are legitimate legal interests on all sides. Until the 1960’s Native American children...
Jul 27, 2012 | Adoption, Custody, Indian Child Welfare Act, Parental Rights
The Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in the 1970’s, was intended tThe Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in the 1970s, was intended to protect Native American Children and their tribes. For decades, many Native American children were taken (some were literally...