Divorce & Family Law
Cohabitation
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Domestic Partnerships
Prenuptial Agreements
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Postnuptial Agreements
Partition Agreements
Separation
Annulment
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Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Adoption
Requirements
Confidentiality
Birth Certificates
Surrogacy Agreements
Wrongful Adoption Lawsuits
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Parental Responsibility For Children's Action
Wrongful Adoption Lawsuits
In recent times, adoptive parents have been successful in suing state and private agencies for placing children with known mental and physical disabilities, the existence of which was purposely withheld from the parents. All states have enacted laws requiring or allowing pertinent medical information concerning the adopted child to be released to the prospective parents.