27
Feb
State department needs to provide answers for this unacceptable situation.
https://www. kten. com/story/42475672/senate-democrats-seek-answers-on-us-citizenship-policy-affecting-children-of-same-sex-couples-born-abroad...
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27
Feb
DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR’S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?
If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor’s benefits before effectuating the adoption. Finalizing the adoption without these in place is a death knell for survivor’s benefi...
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27
Feb
Jeanne Trudeau Tate, has been recognized as one of the top 50 Women Attorney in Florida by Super Lawyers.
We are proud that our founder, Jeanne Trudeau Tate, has been recognized as one of the top 50 Women Attorney in Florida by Super Lawyers...
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27
Feb
Adoption Tax Benefits: An Overview
https://crsreports. congress. gov/product/pdf/R/R44745 ...
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27
Feb
HB61 was approved by the Governor on June 9, 2020 and is set to take effect on July 1, 2020. This extends the existing state employee adoption benefits to veterans and service members.
“The bill allows certain military veterans and service members who adopt a child through the state’s child welfare system to receive a monetary benefit of $10,000 per child if the child has special needs, or $5,000 per child if the child does not, through the State Employee Adopt...
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27
Feb
National Foster Care Month Resolution
This week, the U. S. Senate and U. S. House of Representatives recognize May as National Foster Care Month by introducing the National Foster Care Month Resolution (H. Res. 966) and sharing a special message on the Senate floor. In May 1988, U. S. President Ronald Reagan first designa...
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27
Feb
International adoption continues to plummet and children are being deprived of the right to a safe and secure family
https://travel. state. gov/content/dam/NEWadoptionassets/pdfs/FY%202019%20Annual%20Report%20. pdf...
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27
Feb
FOSTER CARE MONTH
As we begin the month of May , it is important to remember that May is National Foster Care Month. As adoption professionals, we tip our hat to Florida’s foster parents, who day-in and day-out are the lifeline for many of our State’s precious children when these children otherwi...
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27
Feb
Evidence of United States citizenship is important for your adopted child
Evidence of United States citizenship is important for your adopted child. For this reason, we recommend that you obtain a Certificate of Citizenship for your child following your re-adoption or your registration of foreign adoption. This application is easily accessed online. Be...
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27
Feb
CARES HELP FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
The tax-related provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress’s gigantic economic stimulus package that the President signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides benefits for adoptive families and children Recovery rebates for individuals...
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27
Feb
ICPC during COVID
Carla Fults, Director of Interstate Affairs and Compact Operations for the American Public Human Services Association, and Mical Peterson, the current President of AAICPC, are working hard to put the health and safety of the families first in terms of getting them home quickly. I...
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27
Feb
Prioritization of Adoption Visa Adjudication & Granting Humanitarian Parole for U.S. Citizens with Completed Adoptions
March 27, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – Many U. S. families in the midst of intercountry adoptions are currently stranded overseas in vulnerable situations and in need of immediate assistance as a result of international travel restrictions from the current Covid-19 pandemic. These ado...
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