Interesting Articles in Family Law-November 2013

Deseret News reports that adoption advocates are blaming extensive regulations for the decline of international adoptions.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585954/Advocates-blame-costly-time-consuming-regulations-for-adoption-decline.html

The New York Times reveals a new trend involving Chinese families hiring U.S. women to serve as surrogates.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/business/global/chinese-look-overseas-for-surrogates.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

The New York Times examines the prevalence of couples divorcing after the age of 50.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/fashion/weddings/divorce-after-50-grows-more-common.html

The Washington Post provides details regarding the involvement of Ted Olson and David Boies in a Virginia same-sex marriage case.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawyers-olson-and-boies-want-virginia-as-same-sex-marriage-test-case/2013/09/29/5309af60-282c-11e3-9256-41f018d21b49_story.html

U.S. News reports that births from assisted reproductive technologies have hit the 5 million mark.

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/10/14/births-from-fertility-treatments-hit-5-million-mark-report

Politico reports on a new documentary titled “The Dark Matter of Love” and the federal legislation its filmmaker is advocating for.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/documentary-the-dark-matter-of-love-adoption-russia-97671.html