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2. Probate court - Wikipedia

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   A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.

3. Closed adoption - Wikipedia

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   Although rare, a small number of people have been prosecuted over the years for violating the confidentially of sealed adoption records. In 1998, Oregon voters passed Measure 58 which allowed adoptees to unseal their birth records without any court order. Some other states which used to keep closed adoption records sealed permanently by default ...

4. Same-sex marriage in Alabama - Wikipedia

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   On March 18, Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed asked the court to amend its order so that it would become ineffective if the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. [85] The court denied his request on March 23 without comment. [86]

5. From two letters a year to face-to-face meetings: 'Seismic ...

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   The charity Adoption UK found that most adopters expect the shift outlined in the report will deter people who are thinking of adopting, at a time when the number of people coming forward to adopt ...

6. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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   Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...

7. Adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, adoption is the process of creating a legal parent–child relationship between a child and a parent who was not automatically recognized as the child's parent at birth. 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 ...