Estate Planning

Uruguay law may not enable gay adoptions after all
AP: "A closer reading of an adoptions law promoted by Uruguay's gay rights groups suggests it might not enable adoptions by gay and lesbian couples after all."

UK: Catholic charity drops adoptions over gay rights law
Daily Mail: "The Catholic Children's Society, whose president is Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, announced that it will no longer assess individuals or couples as prospective adoptive or foster parents...

California's Cheap Off-The-Shelf-Wills
Simple California wills. Statutory wills. Free wills. Off-the-shelf wills. Stationary store wills. Do it yourself wills. Hand written wills. Death and Taxes loom large. All may lead to probate litigation.

Hiatus on Guatemalan Adoptions
In the midst of investigating claims of fraud, Guatemala has halted all foreign adoptions. Since January, adoptions that were once handled by private attorneys have been handed over to a government agency...

Adult Adoptions
From MSNBC: Adult adoptions appear to be rising in America, according to Chuck Johnson, president and CEO of the National Council For Adoption. The advocacy group is the only organization that tallies the number of domestic adoptions taking place in...

MEGAN MCARDLE: Abortion, Adoption, Supply and Demand. At the point where international adoptions
MEGAN MCARDLE: Abortion, Adoption, Supply and Demand. “At the point where international adoptions have increased to a quarter of all adoptions, and kids with special health needs make up a substantial fraction of the children adopted (ranging from 30 percent of international adoptions, to 55 percent of adoptions from foster care), I think [...

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report
Major League Baseball Players using Performance Enhancing Drugs

Legal Forms
Business and Commercial Legal Forms

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

US Federal Government
allegedly violated the niversal Declaration of Human Rights by deporting undocumented parents of US born children.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

FDA
Life-Threatening Complications Associated with Recombinant Human Bone Graft Products

Wills, Trusts and Estates
legal help with your will, trusts or estates.

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans