"Rep. Bert Reeves, R-Marietta, has introduced a 100-page bill that he said will 'modernize' adoption law.'The last time that Georgia’s adoption law was substantially worked on was 1990,' Reeves said. 'So in the last 27 years, there have been a lot of changes, there have been a lot of adoption cases that have demonstrated flaws in our code section that have demonstrated a need for clarity in our code section. So what the goal was was [sic] to do a substantial revisi...

This is an update to the story regarding Senate Bill 149 being proposed in South Dakota that would allow for "religious protections" for adoption agencies. This bill would essentially allow adoption agencies in South Dakota to discriminate against those seeking to adopt who do not conform to what said agency deems as an acceptable family ..."Senate Bill (SB) 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies ...

Spending more than two years going through criminal background checks, submitting financial disclosure statements and attending parenting classes before they became foster parents, Billy Mawhiney and his husband Kyle Margheim say it wasn't an easy process. The couple stuck it out thought because they knew they wanted to be parents.Now they are worried over a bill that is making its way through the South Dakota Legislature which could eliminate that option for them in the future. If it is app...

In the wake of recent events it is a pleasure to see when lawmakers take up an effort to help children and families in need. House Democratic Caucus Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, on Friday (02/10/2017) filed House Bill 295, legislation to create a Kentucky income-tax credit to offset adoption costs.Adkins was quoted in saying, "Costs such as adoption agency, court and attorney fees and travel expenses can easily run into tens of thousands of dollars. There is already a federal ado...