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NEW HAMPSHIRE: “Sen. Susan Collins: Adoption proves there's no place like home”
By: Sen. Susan Collins
GUATEMALA: “Guatemala extends adoption reviews”
By: The Associated Press
UNITED KINGDOM: Adoption matches “too stringent”
By: Staff Writer
TEXAS: “Family split apart for years during adoption plight”
By: Brett Shipp
CAYMAN ISLANDS: “Review of Child Adoption Law Underway”
By: Staff Writer
FLORIDA: “Adoption, Foster Care, Child Protection To Get More State Money”
By: Catherine Dolinski, The Tampa Tribune
FEATURED NEWS ARTICLE
By: Sen. Susan Collins
Senator Susan Collins (R- Maine) is collaborating with other senators to introduce two bills that target more thorough adoption processes and placement alternatives. Collins is the co-sponsor of the Adoption Equality Act, which focuses on the federal support given to parents who adopt special needs children from the foster care system. Currently, federal support is limited to parents who adopt special needs children from a family that qualified for welfare benefits. Collins is also the co-sponsor of Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act. This bill focuses on the placement of children when returning home or adoption are not viable options. As part of the bill, guardianship rights will be granted to relatives of children in the foster system along with financial support that may be needed. Both bills look to make the foster system more efficient, and give prospective parents the financial means to adopt a child.
The Sanford News, June 19, 2008
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GUATEMALA: “Guatemala extends adoption reviews”
By: The Associated Press
The Associated Press, June 20, 2008
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UNITED KINGDOM: Adoption matches “too stringent”
By: Staff Writer
NCH, a children’s charity, is concerned that local authorities are being overly diligent in their search for matching homes for children waiting to be adopted. NCH points to statistics that indicate infants and children from ethnic minority backgrounds spend months longer in care before being adopted, as opposed to other children. NCH believes that permanency in a good home is much better for a child, than waiting in care longer until a “perfect” match is found. In response, the Local Government Association stated that their goal as well as their duty is to find the best placement for a child. While the British Association for Adoption and Fostering maintains that while ethnicity is a very important factor to consider when placing children, that it certainly is not the only factor.
BBC News, June 21, 2008
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By: Brett Shipp
In 2005 Prop Ash, a United States citizen who resides in Carrollton, Texas, received approval from U.S. Customs and Immigration Services Office to adopt a child from an orphanage in Bangladesh. After obtaining consent from the biological parents and clearance from the orphanage, Ash and his wife adopted baby Pronita in October of 2005. However, they were unable to return to the United States with their daughter, because the State Department denied Pronita’s visa, questioning the legality of the adoption. U.S. Customs and Immigration Services in Dallas said the denial was in an effort to protect everyone involved and to assure that UCIS is not a part of a “baby selling business”. The process of proving an appropriate adoption has taken place and obtaining a VISA takes months, but in baby Pronita’s case it has taken years.
WFAA.com, June 17, 2008
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By: Staff Writer
Dr. Winston McCalla, consultant and regional legal expert, has been assisting with the review of current adoption legislation by the Ministry of Health and Human Services. The review is being conducted to ensure that the children are a priority and that the laws are relevant to the Islands. The goal of the evaluation is assess the current law, make any necessary changes and develop new law if necessary. Other initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care for children include implementing the Children Law and the Convention on the Rights of a Child, and establishing a Child Development Agency.
Cayman Net News, June 23, 2008
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By: Catherine Dolinski, The Tampa Tribune
In the spring session, Florida legislators cut funding for adoption, foster care, child protection, and after-foster care programs. On Wednesday, June 18, 2008, lawmakers agreed to transfer more than $21 million from state trust funds to revive these programs. The secretary of the state Department of Children and Families, Bob Butterworth, proposed to give $18.8 million from the department’s reserve budget to save adoption and foster programs with more than $14 million allocated towards adoption programs. An additional $2.8 million from the department’s reserve budget will be used to buy electronic handheld case management devices for child protection workers to allow them to download cases while in the field, take pictures, record statements and verify identifications.
Tampa Bay Online, June 19, 2008
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