By: The Children in Families First Act - Stanford Law Review

The Children in Families First Act - Stanford Law Review — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:08:49 +0000

[…] 32 See Twohey, supra note 2 (“The Interstate Compact on Placement of Children requires notice if a child is re-homed from one state to another. But it is rarely followed—if authorities are not notified, they have no reason to think a child may be being transferred.”); see also Anneliese Mahoney, You Don’t Hear About This Side of Adoption, LawStreet (Nov. 15, 2013), http://lawstreetmedia.com/news/headlines/you-dont-hear-about-this-side-of-adoption. […]

By: Veronica DeSantis

Veronica DeSantis — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:05:55 +0000

I’ve heard some real horror stories about adopting kids from other countries which turned out to have severe emotional/behavioral problems. While I don’t think anyone can condone abandoning children in the manner described here, the article also mentions parents being afraid to use the state resources they have because they think all their kids may be taken away. Perhaps then we need to reevaluate the nature and quality of the support system in place for parents who adopt children internationally. If parents are so desperate they will give up their adopted kid, it’s much better they relinquish them to an agency which will take care of them rather than strangers they find online.

Comments on: You Don’t Hear About This Side of Adoption

By: The Children in Families First Act - Stanford Law Review

By: Veronica DeSantis