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Indiana SB345: A Recipe for Corruption

Last updated on January 31, 2023

You cannot call Indiana SB345 a child welfare bill. It’s not even close. It’s a recipe for corruption.

New Massachusetts Law: FAQ

Last updated on November 3, 2022

Poof! Goodbye donut hole. How a new equal rights law for Massachusetts-born adult adopted people will now work.

Louisiana’s Equal Rights Law: FAQ

Last updated on October 12, 2022

How a new equal rights law for Louisiana-born adult adopted people works.

Tennessee Dumps Its Contact Veto

Last updated on November 28, 2022

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Tennessee in 2022 eliminated its onerous and discriminatory contact veto, which had criminalized contact in the context of adoptions.

Idaho’s Discriminatory Law: A FAQ

Last updated on November 18, 2022

Black and white image of an incredibly complicated panel and seat in the pilot's part of the airplane. The image is a scene of extreme complexity with an empty pilot's seat on the right and dials and knobs throughout the image.

A FAQ about Idaho’s new law, which puts restrictions upon restrictions for adult adopted people who request a copy of their own original birth certificates.

Getting Your Own Immigration Records

Last updated on November 15, 2022

A resource for intercountry adoptees to obtain their own immigration records through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Testimony in Favor of Louisiana HB450

Last updated on May 24, 2022

Written testimony of Adoptee Rights Law Center in favor of Louisiana HB450, submitted to the Senate Judiciary A Committee.

Vermont’s Equal Rights Law: A FAQ

Last updated on July 12, 2022

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A FAQ about how and when Vermont-born adoptees may apply for their own original birth certificates.

Should I Wait for Congress? Or Should I Naturalize Now?

Last updated on December 14, 2022

Two paper airplanes on a bright light blue backround. One airplane is white and is flying straight up, with the word "Wait" behind it and the other is a red airplane that took a sharp turn left and has the word "Naturalize" behind it.

Two key questions I often discuss with intercountry adoptee clients who do not have US citizenship.

VETO Idaho SB1320

Last updated on March 24, 2022

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Register your opposition to Idaho SB1320 and ask Governor Brad Little for his veto of the bill.

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