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Anyone know about adoption law...
Published (2009-12-28 13:50:00)
Noelani, I was just doing a quick glance through the board and saw this.? I live in Salt Lake City, Utah.? I am not 100% positive on all of the laws for birthfathers, but the Domestic Law Handbook from?Utah Legal Services ( http://www.utahlegalservices.org/public/self-help-webpages/domestic-law-handbook#Adoption ) says the following:? Adoption Some of the most frequently asked questions about?adoption are: May I adopt? ? In order to adopt,...
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Anyone know about adoption law...
Published (2009-12-29 10:38:00)
Vivi is just beautiful! My Joseph came from Arizona, and there was no birth father in the picture, either. They did require advertising, publicly, for him, but we knew that the chances he would see it, and do something about it, were slim. It was still a bit of a risk, like you said, but it would have been best for Joseph to be with us, even if we did lose him, than for him to have been in foster care all that time. Joseph is 16 now, and a...
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arguments against the adoption...
Published (2009-12-27 17:28:00)
I just read through this entire thread. I am very glad there is a section here for adult adoptees and birthparents. I hope these type of discussions continue, as I think they are important. Knowing other's life stories can be a learning experience. Can I ask, what it is about your experience that was so negative? I can understand why you would be frustrated with how the laws are written. Maybe this can be a catalist for you to change...
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Anyone know about adoption law...
Published (2009-12-28 21:59:00)
Vivi's birthmom flew from her home state to Utah because of their laws about birthfathers. From what I understand once she signed tpr, the agency had to put an ad somewhere in case he was looking, but if he wanted to try for custody, he would have to file a paternity action, file with the state registry, and pay a portion of the birthmother's expenses. We had to sign a paper that said we understood it was an 'at risk'...
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Latest active threads on Adult Adoptees & Birthparents::
Started 3 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-28 13:50:00)
by nellisdebra
Noelani,
I was just doing a quick glance through the board and saw this. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I am not 100% positive on all of the laws for birthfathers, but the Domestic Law Handbook from Utah Legal Services ( http://www.utahlegalservices.org/public/self-help- webpages/domestic-law-handbook#Adoption ) says the following:
Adoption
Some of the most frequently asked ...
Started 2 weeks, 4 days ago (2009-12-13 12:02:00)
by noelani2
Eliza, I hope you are still reading the posts here. When I posted, yesterday, I responding to your original post and had not looked at the rest. I just wanted to say that I think it is a horrible, horrible thing that there are adults in this country who are still denied the information about their own births! I can't understand why politicians and others who make laws would feel entitled ...
Started 2 weeks, 3 days ago (2009-12-14 15:20:00)
by mom2my_dreamkids
ok, I havent had the chance to read through ALL of the responses, but here is my thoughts on the subject. We have an open relationship *(VERY OPEN) with my kids' birth moms. We get together often, and talk on the phone often .. Christophers birth mom is on my facebook ... we are FAMILY now and thats how it works for us. So, we say that they are the kids' birth mom's ... but my kids know ...
Started 3 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-12-09 22:43:00)
by cl-troynkel
Hi Jill. I am Kelly and as an adoptive mom, unfortunately I have no personal experience to share or suggestions on how to find your birthmother. However, there are several adult adoptees who post here regularly and hopefully they will jump in to suggest some tips or registries you might look into.
Good luck in your search and stick around if you'd like. I'd love to hear how your journey...
Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago (2009-11-04 21:33:00)
by babybridges424
he is big! They both look very cute! Glad you had a great Halloween
Started 2 months ago (2009-10-29 22:50:00)
by lildaus
Wow, that must have been hard to read, but how wonderful that you are in an open adoption that you can hear that, and be prepared if it would happen to someone else in the family. (God forbid!!)
SO glad to hear that he bounced right back to his energetic self!!
Started 2 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-14 22:00:00)
by haydybear
I was honestly thinking of posting this question myself. As I am not actually involved in adoption, but just someone who likes to be informed and not stick my foot in my mouth when talking with a friend who is starting to process, I was wondering the same thing. Is there a difference, a preference, or a more politically correct of the two? I know two of the books I read used the term ...
Started 2 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-14 13:08:00)
by cans25
I am truly very sorry that you have had such a negative experience with being adopted. But I can tell you that not a single adoptive parent I personally know, fits into the any of the generalizations you speak of. For the most part, they are average (not wealthy) middle class people that actually DO have loving hearts and truly are loving, supportive parents. They don't THINK they are loving...
Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-10-21 20:39:00)
by cans25
Yes, it is possible to be sad for what " could've been" while being ecstatic that what "could've been" isn't because if it was you wouldn't have what IS! Did that make sense? LOL! Anyways, sorry this is bringing you that little ache for what could've been. (((HUGS)))
Started 3 months ago (2009-10-01 13:24:00)
by emmake22
Wow - lots of interesting questions! Let's see how I do. I totally agree with you on the prevalence of the stereotypes. I think that for a long time, there wasn't enough attention or focus spent on educating adoptive parents. They used to be told not to talk about it - to their children, to their families. It was thought that closed was best for everyone involved. But - when you make ...
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Hot threads for last week on Adult Adoptees & Birthparents::
Started 3 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-28 13:50:00)
by nellisdebra
Noelani,
I was just doing a quick glance through the board and saw this. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I am not 100% positive on all of the laws for birthfathers, but the Domestic Law Handbook from Utah Legal Services ( http://www.utahlegalservices.org/public/self-help- webpages/domestic-law-handbook#Adoption ) says the following:
Adoption
Some of the most frequently asked ...
Started 2 weeks, 4 days ago (2009-12-13 12:02:00)
by noelani2
Eliza, I hope you are still reading the posts here. When I posted, yesterday, I responding to your original post and had not looked at the rest. I just wanted to say that I think it is a horrible, horrible thing that there are adults in this country who are still denied the information about their own births! I can't understand why politicians and others who make laws would feel entitled ...
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