Family Law

British Catholic agency open to same-sex adoption
CWNews reports: “The largest Catholic adoption agency in England and Wales has decided to implement an adoption policy that does not rule out same-sex couples in the face of new laws that forbid such screening...

BC Adoption Agency
Hope Adoption Services: BC Adoption Agency & Pregnancy Counselling:"Hope Adoption Services is a licensed non-profit BC adoption agency, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia...

Interested in Adoption and Child Welfare Law?
The Summer Adoption Law Institute (SALI) will take place August 4 through 8 at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio...

Queensland adoption laws to open access
Transparency in Queensland is on something of a roll-"Adoption secrets to be revealed" according to this report on news...

Equitable Adoption Analyzed
Michael J. Higdon (Lawyering Process Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) has recently published his article entitled When Informal Adoption Meets Intestate Succession: The Cultural Myopia of the Equitable Adoption Doctrine, 43...

An Analysis of Massachusetts Adoption Laws and the Closing of Catholic Charities Adoption Services
Part III argues that an exemption for religious organizations in Massachusetts adoption laws would not violate current principles of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses.

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Adoption Laws
Everything you need to know about adopting a child

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

I had an old account that was charged off in 07/04 by a utility company. This company did not send this account to a collection company. They was acquired by another company in 2005. This company sent the debt to collect
No it is not legal to enter it as a new debt. Look at the Fair Credit Reporting ...

Can police do this? entering a property and look over a fence?
If the officer was looking over the fence in the line of duty (checking on the n...

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Wegmans Food Market
alleging the retailer revealed too much information on their credit and debit card receipts, violating the FACTA law, and leaving customers open to identity theft