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2. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.

3. Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in ...

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   The Adoption Incentives program is found in Section 473A of the Social Security Act. [2] This program would be reauthorized and modified by the Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act. [3] The bill would reauthorize the program for three years.

4. Adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Most adoptions in the US are adoptions by a step-parent. The second most common type is a foster care adoption. In those cases, the child is unable to live with the birth family, and the government is overseeing the care and adoption of the child. International adoptions involve the adoption of a child who was born outside the United States.

5. Oregon Revised Statutes - Wikipedia

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   The Office of the Legislative Counsel prepares and publishes the softcover multi-volume Oregon Revised Statutes every two years, after each biennial legislative session. The Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Revised Statutes by recodifying the previous code, which was called the Oregon Compiled Laws Annotated (1940). See 1953 Or. Laws c. 3.

6. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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   ASFA was enacted in a bipartisan manner to correct problems inherent within the foster care system that deterred adoption and led to foster care drift. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, [1] although they had not been anticipated when that law was passed, as states decided to interpret that law as requiring biological ...

7. Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act ...

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   The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (enacted as Public Law 110-351) was an Act of Congress in the United States signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 7, 2008. [1] It was previously unanimously passed in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

8. Oregon Administrative Rules - Wikipedia

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   Oregon Administrative Rules Compilation (OAR) is the official compilation of rules and regulations, having the force of law in the U.S. state of Oregon.It is the regulatory and administrative corollary to Oregon Revised Statutes, and is published pursuant to ORS 183.360(3). [1]

9. Constitution of Oregon - Wikipedia

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   The changes have included the introduction of a direct legislation system, which enabled Oregon voters to propose and approve amendments both to the Constitution and to the Oregon Revised Statutes. In 1905, a coalition of Oregon lawyers advocated for convening a constitutional convention the following year, and drafted plans for the selection ...