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Prosecutors have charged a New York attorney with victimizing 13 couples in a multistate, Ponzi-like adoption scam.
Anita Tedaldi adopted a little boy, loved him, and raised him for 18 months before reaching a heartbreaking conclusion: They weren’t bonding, and another family could give him a better home. “I loved him and I cared deeply for him,” she said.
An attorney who claimed his own experience as an adopted child motivated him to help people seeking to start families is suspected of running a Ponzi-like scheme that ripped off couples from New York to Texas, promising children that didn't exist.
A Vietnamese court has sentenced six people to up to 4 1/2 years in prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent adoptions, a court official said Tuesday.
New York prosecutors are investigating a possible "adoption Ponzi scheme" in which clients were defrauded out of fees for babies who didn't exist.
Two American couples who say they were trying to adopt children in Egypt were convicted of human trafficking and sentenced to two years in prison Thursday in a case that highlighted the murky process for adopting in this predominantly Muslim country.
Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children.
Lawmakers in Uruguay have approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt.
Advocates of international adoption are furious over a new federal policy related to tuberculosis testing that could disrupt plans for families adopting children from China and Ethiopia.
Maine's highest court gave a legal victory Thursday to a woman who stands to stake a claim to a share of one of America's premier business fortunes thanks to her adoption by her lesbian partner.
Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said.
Elephants idling outside discos or lumbering through traffic have been part of Bangkok's colorful nightlife for nearly two decades. Now authorities want to send them back to the jungle.
The state's litter prevention program got an unusual ally last year: A neo-Nazi group adopted a half-mile section of highway in Springfield and picked up the trash.
In the 2008 fiscal year, 17,438 children in foreign countries were adopted by U.S. citizens and taken to the United States. Here are the figures for some individual countries that year:
An American woman who is being tried with her husband on charges of forgery and child trafficking after they adopted twin orphans said Saturday the trial was part of Egypt's "persecution" against Christians.
Malawi's highest court heard arguments Monday on Madonna's bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl's father.
The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care of his daughter himself — even though he's never met her.
Madonna left Malawi on her private jet Sunday after being rebuffed in an attempt to adopt a second child from the poor African nation, air traffic control officials said.
While Madonna toured a day-care center built by her charity in Malawi on Monday, adoption experts worldwide continued their debate over whether the pop star should be adopting a second child from the African country.
Madonna said Tuesday that she was following standard procedures in her adoption of a Malawian girl, her first response to accusations that she is using her fame to speed the process.
Madonna lost a bid Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi, rejected by a judge who said she would not bend the country's strict residency rules even for a wealthy celebrity.
Madonna is planning to adopt a second child from Malawi, officials said Thursday, but questions have already been raised over whether the newly divorced pop star will face obstacles because of her single mom status.
When the U.S. Bureau of Land Management put more than 450 wild horses and burros up for adoption here last month, the dirt parking lot was filled with cars and trucks — but very few horse trailers.
Michigan courts can oversee a custody dispute between lesbian parents who adopted in Illinois even though Michigan doesn't formally recognize gay relationships, the state Court of Appeals said Friday.
When a small-town pastor persuaded his congregation to adopt 72 of the most abused and neglected foster children in Texas, the church won praise and publicity from Oprah, People magazine and a reality television show.
I gave back my adopted babyWith five biological daughters, Anita Tedaldi was keen to adopt a little boy. But little did she ever imagine that it might not work out
French lesbian wins adoption caseA court in eastern France has granted a lesbian nursery school teacher the right to adopt a child, ending a 10-year legal battle. The Besancon court overruled the Jura regional assembly, which had rejected the 48-year-old woman's adoption plea.
The NRA wants to ban gun questions from adoptionsThe National Rifle Association wants Florida lawmakers to ban adoption agencies from asking would-be parents if they own guns.
U.S. House Bill Would Coerce States to Allow Homosexual AdoptionLast week a bill was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives proposing federal-level punishment for states that ban homosexual couples and non-married individuals from adopting children.
Our Dirty Adoption SecretThe Federal Government wants to give forced adoption victims an apology, but seems very keen to prevent the public finding out exactly what the apology is for
Florida Task Force Acts to Stem the Tide of Psychotropic Drugging of Foster Children"If it's not the schools making a profit off it, is it the doctors making a profit off it?" he asked. Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Sarasota, also said the state should make sure foster parents know their responsibilities when caring for children in state care.
Katherine Heigl Adops a Korean babyKATHERINE Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have completed their adoption of a baby girl from Korea.
Another Dad Falls Victim to State's Putative Father RegistryHere's another piece about putative father registries. Putative father registries are clever little devices designed by state legislatures to avoid notifying single fathers when their children are about to be adopted.
Adoption Ponzi-Scam Allegedly Ran by New York Lawyer Kevin Cohen Breaks HeartsThe Josephs are one of at least 16 couples who say they were duped into paying thousands of dollars into an alleged adoption scam run by Roslyn, N.Y., lawyer Kevin Cohen, the founder of the Adoption Annex, a now-defunct, nonprofit adoption services organization.
Adopting Monkeys Instead of Kids? - Lemondrop.comIn recent Newsvine seeds I have read about,Gay Adoption,Orphanages,what to do about unwanted children,straight,gay,different sexualities of such children,regardless of there age-es of and during adoptions. And now,we hear about people who adopt, Monkeys ! Alright...
6 Puppies Rescued from Storm Drain in ParamountSix 3-week old puppies have been reunited with their mother after being rescued from a storm drain in Paramount.
I cannot shake my feeling about the recent news story of a couple giving an adopted baby back after 18 months because, "it wasn't bonding". A BABY....WTF? I have returned a car once or twice in my life because it just wasn't what I wanted...but a baby?
Woman Terminates Adoption Because She Can't Bond With The ChildThe "Today" show on NBC did a shocking segment on Anita Tedaldi, "a woman who adopted a child and then gave him up 18 months later." Tedaldi is a writer who originally told this story on The New York Times' Motherlode blog.
Spreading the word - embryos can be adopted (OneNewsNow.com)The National Embryo Donation Center has received Federal grant money to educate the public. Much of the public is unaware that stored embryos can be adopted.
Gay couples as fit to adopt as heterosexuals: studyNEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Gay or straight, the sexual orientation of adoptive parents does not have an impact on the emotional development of their children, according to a new study.
Gay couples as fit to adopt as heterosexuals: studyGay or straight, the sexual orientation of adoptive parents does not have an impact on the emotional development of their children, according to a new study.
South Milwaukee Dog: Loyal dog found next to dead owner in South Milwaukee -In a quiet South Milwaukee neighborhood no one noticed things at this house were a little too quiet.
The Catholic church sold my child It began with a chance encounter at a New Year's party in 2004. I was trying to leave, but a woman said she had a message for me. She knew I had been a journalist and she had a friend who wanted my help to solve a family mystery.
Elton John Unable to Adopt Ukranian HIV+ ChildMusic legend Elton John will be denied his wish to adopt a Ukrainian orphan with his partner, David Furnish. A Ukrainian family minister announced that a national law prohibits unmarried couples from adopting in the Ukraine, according to reports from the Associated Press.
Federal funds to help with foster children adoptionsA federal agency has awarded Oklahoma $1.5 million to help increase the number of children adopted from foster care.
Elton too old, too gay to adopt: UkraineElton John cannot adopt a Ukrainian orphan because the former Soviet republic's law allows foreigners to adopt only if they are married.
Woman Who gives up son for adoption searches for him and rapes him: VideoPolice have accused Aimee Louise Sword of searching out the son she gave up for adoption a decade ago and raping him. She has been arraigned on three charges of criminal sexual misconduct. It's unclear whether the boy, a minor, knew she was his biological mother.
Guatemalan army stole children for adoption, report says - CNN.comThe Guatemalan army stole at least 333 children and sold them for adoption in other countries during the Central American nation's 36-year civil war, a government report has concluded.
Commenters defend woman accused of having sex with teen son she gave up for adoptionWaterford Township police say 35-year-old Aimee Louise Sword used the internet to track down a teenage son she gave up for adoption years earlier and had sex with him, but several online commenters have come to her defense.
Woman Faces Sex Charges after Finding Son A woman who gave her son up for adoption 10 years ago is now accused of having sex with the teen after finding him on the internet.
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