We’re learning about adoption law today with our guest attorney, Chad King from the firm of Thompson Addison. https://thompsonaddison.com/team-member/chadking/

The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services can give you more information about adoption and foster care. In Legal terms had their commissioner Andrea Sanders on a recent broadcast.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-foster-care

We also talked with folks from the Office of the State Defender about Youth and Family Defense

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-youth-family-defense-program

Senate Bill 2244      Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges. Was a bill recently passed by our Mississippi legislature. We’ll learn about that and other new laws next week on In Legal Terms.

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2244.xml

 If you like watching videos or documentaries about adoption – The MPB Public Media App and PBS.org is for you! Many of the videos are free to watch. But if you are a sixty dollar annual contributor (that could be five dollars a month), you have the member benefit of Passport. You’re able watch any of the videos online and on our app. 

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