Articles tagged as: adoption
August 15, 2022
The family supports law includes credits, exemptions for adoption. Will it affect the process?
Indiana legislators recently passed a family supports measure during the special session that provides various tax credits and exemptions for families adopting children.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2021
IACS offers free adoptions for over 100 animals this weekend
Indianapolis Animal Care Services hopes to find homes for many dogs and cats during its first ever Pup-kin Patch adoption event this weekend.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2019
Couple Accused Of Ditching Adopted Girl, Moving To Canada
Prosecutors say that before abandoning the girl in Lafayette, the couple legally changed her age to 22 and told her to tell anyone who asked that she was that old.
Read MoreMay 21, 2019
Lawmakers Approve Study Topics For Summer Committees
One of the issues will be e-cigarette and CBD oil taxes. Thats something lawmakers couldnt agree on in the 2019 session.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2019
Lawmakers Aim To Loosen Adoption Advertising Restrictions
If Hoosiers post online that theyre interested in adopting a child, theyre technically committing a crime in the state of Indiana.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2019
Hoosier Adoptees Requesting Birth Records Waiting Longer Than Expected
Thousands of adopted Hoosiers are hoping to learn more about their birth families through a law that went into effect in July.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2018
Indiana Foster Youth Honored With National Award
Joshua Christian will receive the Adoption Excellence Award in Washington D.C. this month.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018
Adopted Hoosiers Celebrate New Open Records Law
Until now, many Hoosiers placed for adoption before 1994 didn't have access to their records. Those files were automatically sealed unless the birth parents told the state to make their information available.
Read MoreJune 15, 2018
Bill Going Into Effect In July Opens Previously-Closed Adoption Records
Many adoptees are hoping the change to Indiana law granting access to birth records will provide clarity to their lifelong questions.
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