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Children's Law

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Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

DOUGLAS REINIGER: All right. That's enough with the relaxing. Shifting gears, again, now we're moving to inter-country or international adoptions, and immigration issues clearly as it relates to adoption. We've got Michael Goldstein, who is both a social worker and adoptive father of three children, and of course, a lawyer specializing particularly in the international adoptions, although he's done all kinds, 2,500 adoptions. And he and his wife, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

DOUGLAS REINIGER: By the way, and I think Susan alluded to this, but in the handbook there is so much more information that of course, none of the panelists in any of these sessions can fully cover. But I urge you, at your leisure, to review those. Certainly with Susan's presentation there are reprints of some very significant cases and decisions that are really important. We're segueing into a related topic now. And that's surrogacy and assisted ...

Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

DOUGLAS REINIGER: --interest of moving things along, we're going to pick up our after-lunch half of the program. Thanks for coming back. Hope you had a nice lunch. The first topic this afternoon really has a very different focus, because it's really about foster care termination of parental rights and the reinstatement of parental rights after a court has terminated those rights. And we have two speakers, both of whom have come up from Washington ...

Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

DOUGLAS H. REINIGER: OK. We're down to the wire here. This is a different format. Brendan and Anne are going to structure this time with the four different fact patterns and I particularly bring your attention-- the in-course handbook, starting on page 455, are the fact patterns. And I think it would help you and make it easier if you look at it, in case you get a little confused or whatever happens. It happens with Brendan all the time. I get confused ...

Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

DOUGLAS H. REINIGER: Now moving from the internet, we are totally switching gears and going to talk about marriage between same-sex couples and the implications for adoption, which is, I'm sure you know, a major issue. On our panel, first is Susan Sommer. Susan is the Director of Constitutional Litigation and the Senior Counsel at Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. As you may know, it's a national organization for supporting and advocating ...

Recorded on: Jun. 21, 2012

JONATHAN KORZEN: Thank you, Doug. Can everyone hear me? Good morning. Let's dive right in. We have a lot of ground to cover not only in this panel but throughout the day. We are talking about the internet and how the internet has transformed the adoption world for adoptive parents, for birth parents, and for attorneys. The advantages are compelling. Reaching the exact audience you want to reach, whether they be birth mothers or potential adoptive ...