November is National Adoption Month, a nationwide observance intended to help build awareness of adoption throughout the nation. Across the country, programs, events, and activities are planned to "share positive adoption stories, challenge myths, and draw attention to the thousands of children in foster care who are waiting for permanent families" (From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Adoption Month 2014 webpage).
This year, the President's Proclamation of National Adoption Month calls on Americans to "recognize the thousands of parents and kids who have expanded their families to welcome a new child or sibling, as well as the professionals who offer guidance, resources, and counseling every day." Among these professionals are the many lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals whose expertise and services are integral to the adoption process.
In keeping with the President's Proclamation, the Law Library is currently featuring a display which features many of the Law Library's resources on the law of adoption, including information specific to South Dakota as well as selected resources discussing the Indian Child Welfare Act. Among the titles included on the display are:Making it Permanent: Reasonable Efforts to Finalize Permanency Plans for Foster Children / by Cecilia Fiermonte and Jennifer L. Renne; edited by Claire Sandt
Adoption Laws in a Nutshell /Sanford N. Katz and Daniel R. Katz
Handling Child Custody, Abuse and Adoption Cases / Ann M. Haralambie
Achieving Permanency For Adolescents in Foster Care: A Guide For Legal Professionals / Sharon G. Elstein, et al.
Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30 / edited by Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, and Kathryn E. Fort
Adoption Law and Practice / by Joan H. Hollinger, et al.
Children, Tribes, and States: Adoption and Custody Conflicts Over American Indian Children / Barbara Ann Atwood
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