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2010 Mid-Year Conference

Constructive Confrontation of Adoption Nightmares: Tools for Managing and Litigating Disrupted Adoptions

October 14th and15th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The conference is open to attorneys, agency personnel, court staff and other interested individuals, including adoptive parents. Academy membership is not required to attend.

The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys is a national association of approximately 330 attorneys who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves, in the field of adoption law. The Academy's work includes promoting the reform of adoption laws and disseminating information on ethical adoption practices. The Academy publishes a newsletter, holds annual meetings, and hosts educational seminars.

Click on this link to go to the Adoption Information Clearinghouse (AIC), which the Academy has created to be a nationwide, national clearinghouse to register prospective placing parents. For a nominal fee, the AIC will certify, based on the information contained in its database, that the prospective placing parent has not sought financial assistance from other participating sources and/or that the prospective placing parent has not committed to any other adoptive family for the same placement.  Note that for future use that the shortcut web address www.2-aic.org will take you directly to the AIC website's homepage.

Please review the reasons why you should consider retaining as well as tips for choosing an attorney.  Click on AAAA Brochure for a printable guide.  The Member Directory is an excellent resource to locate an adoption attorney.  The Agency Directory will help you locate an agency affiliated with an AAAA member.  Additional Academy Information is also available.  Simply select one of the navigation bars on the left of the screen or underlined links in this paragraph.

In response to evolving trends in the formation of families, AAAA created a specialty division, the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Attorneys (AAARTA).  For membership information please follow this link: AAARTA.

For Immediate Publication: News Release - AAAA Response Concerning Return of Russian Child.

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(202) 832-2222

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P.O. Box 33053, Washington, DC 20033

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The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys has members throughout the U.S. and Canada who are experienced in the complexities of adoption law as well as interstate and international regulations surrounding adoption. The Academy is the largest and most accessible resource for finding an adoption attorney.

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