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OVERCOMING INTERSTATE ADOPTION ISSUES

By: Jeanne Trudeau Tate I: WHAT IS THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN The primary safeguard to regulate the adoption of children from one state to another is the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC). The ICPC was drafted in the late 1950s by...

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Adoption Tax Credit

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Insurance Coverage for Adopted Children

Federal law requires that employer sponsored group health plans that provide coverage for "natural" children must provide the same coverage for adoptive children, to begin when children are placed for adoption. The specific law is Section 609(c) of the Employee Retirement Incom...

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Foster Parent Rights in Florida

1. Do foster parents in Florida have a right to contest removal of foster children from their home? Yes, but only under the specific and quite limited circumstances outlined in ?39.812(4), Fla. Stat. Among the statutory prerequisites are: foster parent currently be licensed; ...

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Commonly Asked Questions in Florida Adoptions

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