A close adoption is one where there is no contact between the child and the birth parents. This is also sometimes called a confidential adoption. An open adoption, on the other hand, indicates that the child and the birth parents still have a relationship. They may...
My sources tell me that Ohio may be facing a case in its supreme court regarding mandatory appointment of counsel for birthparents in adoption cases. This follows closely behind a new Nebraska law passed in July 2016 whereby relinquishing parents must be offered three...
On June 25, 2014, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its ruling in In re AJR, affirming the Court of Appeals decision that reversed the trial court’s termination of the parental rights of the biological father who did not have physical custody, but shared legal custody...
Although Dion Roddy thought about going to law school while still an undergraduate student at U of M Dearborn, he ultimately chose a career in advertising after graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1990. Years later when he and his wife decided to start a family, they...