adoption

Supreme Court of Ohio: Split court rules probate court acted appropriately in adoption proceedings

A divided Supreme Court of Ohio ruled last week that a probate court had jurisdiction in an adoption case despite the fact that a juvenile court had made a different ruling. In a 4-2 decision with one justice not participating, Justice Terrence O’Donnell wrote on behalf of the majority that the Probate Division of the [...]

Poll: Young Americans favor LGBT rights on adoption, more

WASHINGTON — Young people in America overwhelmingly support LGBT rights when it comes to policies on employment, health care and adoption, according to a new survey. The GenForward survey of Americans ages 18-30 found that support for those policies has increased over the past two years, especially among young whites. But relatively few of these [...]