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Disciplining Children: How to Capture Your Child's Heart Disciplining children is vitally important. It is one of the most important things a parent can do when raising their child. Den. A. Trumbull, MD states in his article, “Discipline of the …
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The Joy of a Mother and Father Adopting Yesterday I got to see, first hand, the joy of a mother and father adopting. The child, around the age of 4 months, didn’t know where he was. And, he didn’t care. All he knew was that his mother was holding …
The Court Has One Important Reason to Grant TPR Termination of parental rights requires that there are no other viable alternatives to it. In granting TPR, the court takes into account if there could be any other viable alternatives with respect to …
Every Foster Parent Fears the Motion to Continue. Your Worst Enemy in a TPR Trial. In the science of conflict resolution, delay is always on someone's side. An unscrupulous opposing counsel will often seek a last-minute continuance of the trial on …
Is it Wrong to Foster with the Goal of Adoption? There is no right or wrong here. Fostering and adoption are very complicated processes with each situation being unique and different. While the desire to adopt is such a great trait to have, the main …
If you're among the foster parents feeling powerless in the legal realm of complexity and ambiguity, read this article about a foster parent's rights by Grace Lorimor. I'd venture to say that you are more significant than you think. The Rights Due …
Legal Fathers What makes a legal father so special? Simply put, a legal father is protected by law to protect the child. He gets to provide financial assistance for the child, which the child will recognize. Children recognize provision and …
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Article by Will Jenne Introduction One of the many hurdles that people interested in pursuing adoption have to navigate is the expensive nature of the adoption process (especially if the adoption is contested). This financial hurdle has long been a …
Abandonment in Stepparent Adoption If you are considering stepparent adoption, the time is right in the case of abandonment. If the natural parent has abandoned the child, the stepparent can adopt. But what does abandonment actually mean? …
