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Adoption Law Institute 2012

Released on: Jul. 4, 2012
Running Time: 06:09:41

Running Time Segment Title Faculty Format
[01:02:34] The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice Jonathan Korzen ~ Korzen Public Relations, Inc.
Robin Fleischner ~ Attorney at Law,
Deborah Steincolor ~
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[00:58:02] Marriage Between Same-Sex Couples and Implications for Adoption Susan Sommer ~ Director of Constitutional Litigation and Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal
Rebecca L. Mendel ~ Rosin Steinhagen Mendel
Gregory A. Franklin ~ Ashcraft Franklin Young & Peters, LLP
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[00:56:12] Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction Issues Nidhi Desai ~ Ballard Desai & Miller
Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD ~ The Law Office of Margaret E. Swain
Denise Seidelman ~ Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP
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[00:59:35] Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights Professor LaShanda Taylor ~ David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth A. Thornton ~ Staff Attorney, ABA Center on Children & the Law
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[01:06:02] Intercountry Adoptions and Immigration Issues Michael S. Goldstein, LCSW ~
Stephen Lewin ~ Irwin Lewin Cohn & Lewin PC
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[01:00:32] Ethics and Adoption Practice Brendan C. O'Shea ~ Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea
Anne Reynolds Copps ~ Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps
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The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.

Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:09:41]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

  • Introduction & Welcoming Remarks* [00:06:44]
    Douglas H. Reiniger
  • The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice [01:02:34]
    Robin Fleischner, Jonathan Korzen, Deborah Steincolor
  • Marriage Between Same-Sex Couples and Implications for Adoption [00:58:02]
    Gregory A. Franklin, Rebecca L. Mendel, Susan Sommer
  • Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction Issues [00:56:12]
    Nidhi Desai, Denise Seidelman, Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD
  • Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights [00:59:35]
    Professor LaShanda Taylor, Elizabeth A. Thornton
  • Intercountry Adoptions and Immigration Issues [01:06:02]
    Michael S. Goldstein, LCSW, Stephen Lewin
  • Ethics and Adoption Practice [01:00:32]
    Anne Reynolds Copps, Brendan C. O'Shea

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

  • The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice: Legal Guidance for Connecting Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents, and Coordinating Interstate Adoptions
    Robin Fleischner, Jonathan Korzen, Deborah Steincolor
  • Second Parent Adoptions: A Summary of Law & Practice in New York
    Rebecca L. Mendel
  • Birth Certificates and Second-Parent Adoptions for Married Same-Sex Couples in Maryland
    Susan Sommer
  • Lambda Legal Issues FAQs for Maryland Married Lesbians Expecting Children; Adoption Hearing Tomorrow
    Susan Sommer
  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Letter to Birth Registrar
    Susan Sommer
  • Finstuen v. Crutcher
    Susan Sommer
  • In the Matter of the Adoption of Sebastian, an Infant
    Susan Sommer
  • Debra H., Appellant, v. Janice R., Respondent
    Susan Sommer
  • Gartner v. Iowa Department of Public Health
    Susan Sommer
  • Petition for Writ of Certiorari: Adar v. Smith
    Susan Sommer
  • Adar v. Smith
    Susan Sommer
  • Co-Parent Adoptions: An Overview of the Co-Parent Adoption Process
    Gregory A. Franklin
  • Marriage Equality: Implications and Ramifications for the LGBT Community
    Gregory A. Franklin
  • A Practical Guide to the Interstate Recognition of Families Formed Through Assisted Reproductive Technology
    Denise Seidelman
  • Saying What We Mean, Meaning What We Say: Understanding the Specific Language of ART
    Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD
  • Stateless and Parentless: Legal Issues in International Surrogacy
    Nidhi Desai
  • Resurrecting Parents of Legal Orphans: Un-Terminating Parental Rights
    Professor LaShanda Taylor
  • Intercountry Adoptions and Immigration Issues
    Stephen Lewin, Michael S. Goldstein, LCSW
  • Legal Permanent Resident Status for Children Through a USCIS Family Petition or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
    Stephen Lewin
  • Fact Patterns
    Anne Reynolds Copps
  • The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice: Legal Guidance for Connecting Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents, and Coordinating Interstate Adoptions (PowerPoint Slides)
    Robin Fleischner, Jonathan Korzen, Deborah Steincolor
  • What We Say Should Be What We Mean and What Happens When It's Not! (PowerPoint Slides)
    Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD
  • Stateless & Parentless: Legal Issues in International Surrogacy (PowerPoint Slides)
    Nidhi Desai
  • Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights (PowerPoint Slides)
    Elizabeth A. Thornton, Professor LaShanda Taylor
  • Index to Adoption Law Institute 2012

Presentation Material

  • The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice: Legal Guidance for Connecting Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents, and Coordinating Interstate Adoptions
    Jonathan Korzen
  • Second Parent Adoptions: A Summary Of Law And Practice In New York
    Rebecca L. Mendel
  • Certificate of Fetal Death
    Susan Sommer
  • Stateless & Parentless: Legal Issues In International Surrogacy
    Nidhi Desai
  • What We Say Should Be What We Mean and What Happens When It’s Not!
    Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD
  • Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights
    Professor LaShanda Taylor
Chairperson(s)
Douglas H. Reiniger ~ The Reiniger Law Firm
Speaker(s)
Anne Reynolds Copps ~ Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps
Nidhi Desai ~ Ballard Desai & Miller
Robin Fleischner ~ Attorney at Law,
Gregory A. Franklin ~ Ashcraft Franklin Young & Peters, LLP
Jonathan Korzen ~ Korzen Public Relations, Inc.
Stephen Lewin ~ Irwin Lewin Cohn & Lewin PC
Rebecca L. Mendel ~ Rosin Steinhagen Mendel
Brendan C. O'Shea ~ Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea
Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD ~ The Law Office of Margaret E. Swain
Denise Seidelman ~ Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP
Susan Sommer ~ Director of Constitutional Litigation and Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal
Professor LaShanda Taylor ~ David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth A. Thornton ~ Staff Attorney, ABA Center on Children & the Law

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