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Requires agencies to diligently recruit a diverse base of foster and adoptive parents to better reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of children in out of home care; These mandates apply to all entities dealing with foster/adoptive placement and recruitment who receive federal funding, and are requirements for receiving such funding. [1]
In January 2019, the state of South Carolina applied for and was granted a waiver to let adoption agencies block same-sex couples from adopting or becoming foster parents. A Greenville couple has filed a lawsuit in this case and its outcome is pending. [42] Supreme Court cases, like Baker v. State (1999) and Varnum v.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) held laws criminalizing consensual homosexual activity between adults unconstitutional. [1]In State v.Whiteley (2005), the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the crime against nature statute, N.C. G.S. § 14-177, [2] is not unconstitutional on its face because it may properly be used to criminalize sexual conduct involving minors ...
School is out for the summer in North Carolina, and many parents may be wondering if their child is ready to stay home alone — and whether the state agrees with their verdict.. In N.C., like ...
From rioting to carrying guns to talking about race at work, new laws are taking effect Friday in North Carolina. ... “Parents Bill of Rights,” are law as of Dec. 1. Republican lawmakers ...
In 2020, there were 407,493 children in foster care in the United States. [14] 45% were in non-relative foster homes, 34% were in relative foster homes, 6% in institutions, 4% in group homes, 4% on trial home visits (where the child returns home while under state supervision), 4% in pre-adoptive homes, 1% had run away, and 2% in supervised independent living. [14]
The new North Carolina laws taking effect on Thursday include two dealing with domestic violence protections. There are 10 new laws in North Carolina as of Dec. 1. Here’s what they’ll do
North Carolina LINKS is a program of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services.. The agency's website states that the name LINKS was chosen as a word that captures the purposes and intent of the Foster Care Independence Act also known as The John H Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.