Articles Posted in Adoption

Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Father’s Parental Rights
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In Rhode Island, family courts address many issues relating to families and children, including divorce, custody, child support, and adoption matters. Some of the most difficult and heart-wrenching issues addressed by family courts are proceedings initiated to terminate the parental rights of a natural parent. To terminate a parent’s rights, a family court must find…

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Parental Rights Terminated by the Court in Rhode Island Adoption Case
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If you are considering adoption, one of the things that needs to happen is for the parental rights of the biological parent or parents to be terminated. In a step-parent adoption case, only one parent needs to give up their parental rights. However, sometimes the other biological parent does not consent to the adoption. In…

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U.S. House Committee Passes Amendment that Allows Discrimination Against LGBTQ People in Adoption and Foster Care
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There is a long history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people both adopting children, but also being discriminated against in the adoption process. Even though Rhode Island has a state law that prohibits discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation, they may suffer consequences if this law passes. If you…

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In Rhode Island, Negligent Misrepresentation Applies in the Adoption Context
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In 1995, the Rhode Island Supreme Court recognized for the first time the tort of negligent misrepresentation in the context of Rhode Island adoption law. Two parents alleged that their adoption agency misrepresented and omitted material information concerning the adopted child’s medical and family history. In an important decision, the state supreme court ruled that…

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Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Incarcerated Father’s Parental Rights
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Rhode Island family law allows for the termination of an individual’s parental rights under certain circumstances. In a recent case, a father (the respondent) appealed the Rhode Island Family Court’s decision to terminate his parental rights. On November 19, 2013, the petitioners filed two adoption petitions in Family Court so that one petitioner might become…

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