Author Archives: Ryan Schwab

IAC stands in support of Texas House Bill 201, which would amend birth certificate requirements for adoptees. LGBTQ and same-sex families may adopt under current Texas law, but they face a problem at the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics. Because of a change made to the law in 1997, supplemental birth certificates (used for adoptions [...]

The leader of the National Organization for Marriage, a group that lobbies against equality for LGBTQ people, was recently quoted by AP as saying adoption is “the second-best option”. He was referencing the family of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the father of two adopted children. The quote was meant to prioritize heterosexual families [...]

Congress made the Adoption Tax Credit permanent last week as part of the legislation to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.” President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 last Wednesday, January 2nd, preventing the Adoption Tax Credit from expiring. The legislation allows the credit to scale up with inflation. Here are the highlights [...]

The Salt Lake Tribune recently wrote an article about open adoption agreements. The author quoted several adoption experts and families, including IAC’s own Kathleen Silber, citing their views on whether open adoption agreements should be legally enforceable. Here are some additional thoughts from Kathleen on the subject: Open adoption agreements are legally enforceable in an [...]