Guatemalan Adoption Law, Privacy and Baby Max
Tuesday/January15/08
Guatemala's new adoption law plus events stateside.
Guatemala adopted a new adoption law, effective
January 1 of this year. The new law makes it more
difficult to adopt Guatemalan babies. Of course, no
one wants Guatemala to turn into a baby farm, but
according to WRAL.com in North Carolina,
the new law is delaying the adoption of 5,000
children by U.S. families.
In more adoption news from North Carolina, a new law makes it easier for adoptees to search for their birth families. The new law "allows adoption agencies to help connect people with their biological parents. Until now, people searching would have to go through the courts."
Finally, nine-month-old Baby Max finds himself in the eye of a storm in Missouri. A judge refused to allow Gary Stocklaufer to adopt his cousin's baby. Stocklaufer claims it's because he's obese. The judge denied that accusation and said Stocklaufer violated Missouri law when he brought the child to Missouri without a court order. What the judge is referring to is the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). You can read a copy of Texas' version here.
In more adoption news from North Carolina, a new law makes it easier for adoptees to search for their birth families. The new law "allows adoption agencies to help connect people with their biological parents. Until now, people searching would have to go through the courts."
Finally, nine-month-old Baby Max finds himself in the eye of a storm in Missouri. A judge refused to allow Gary Stocklaufer to adopt his cousin's baby. Stocklaufer claims it's because he's obese. The judge denied that accusation and said Stocklaufer violated Missouri law when he brought the child to Missouri without a court order. What the judge is referring to is the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). You can read a copy of Texas' version here.
