REQUESTS FOR ORIGINAL NONCERTIFIED BIRTH RECORDS BY ADOPTED INDIVIDUALS On Nov. 3, 2016, Governor Wolf signed Act 127 of 2016. This Act outlines the process and requirements for adopted individuals to receive a noncertified copy of their original birth record. This Act takes effect on Nov. 3, … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Child maintenance bank account loophole to be closed BBC News - October 29, 2017 Earlier this year, figures from the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme showed a UK backlog of more than £3.8bn in uncollected child maintenance payments. About 1.2 million people were owed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Why #Adoptee Activists Are Reclaiming National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM 2017) #AdopteeRightsAwareness! (Commentary) Huffington Post - October 29, 2017 It's that time of year again, National Adoption Awareness Month, where you will … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Media Advisory - Ontario College of Teachers Issues Advisory about Responding to the Bullying of Students Ontario College of Teachers - October 27, 2017 The licensing body for Ontario teachers is issuing professional advice to its 238,000 members … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Former rep for First Nations child welfare lashes back at MP's criticism of $437K contract CBC News - October 27, 2017 The former federal ministerial representative on First Nation child welfare reform is lashing out at an NDP MP for suggesting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Canada seeks to compensate indigenous taken from families Republic - October 30, 2017 Colleen Cardinal often wondered why her parents turned bright red in the sun but she grew dark along with her sisters. The puzzle was solved when she was a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: DC Circuit Ruling Fuels Class Action Against HHS Abortion Policy for Immigrant Minors Law.com - October 26, 2017 The D.C. Circuit's blockbuster ruling that allowed an undocumented immigrant to leave federal custody to have an abortion marked the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Opioid Crisis Is the Life Issue Christians Must Address (Commentary) Relevant - October 27, 2017 When public health officials tell you you're living in the darkest drug era in American history, pay attention. Because opioid dependence in America … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Human Trafficking Battle Continues Carmichael Times - October 27, 2017 Within the FBI Sacramento field office's 34-county area of responsibility, the FBI and its law enforcement partners conducted operations in the four metropolitan areas: Chico, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Courts and child custody judgments from foreign countries that have sex-discriminatory custody rules (Commentary) Washington Post - October 27, 2017 Coulibaly v. Stevance, decided Wednesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals, considers whether Indiana … [Read more...]