Constitutional Family Law Issues in the News

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case in which former adoptive parents are challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-conflicted-about-what-law-dictates-for-baby-veronica/2013/04/16/ba1156a6-a6b6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html

The Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that Virginia’s law governing marriage celebrants is unconstitutional.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-judge-finds-state-law-on-marriage-celebrants-unconstitutional/2013/04/01/dbb8eb34-9ae0-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_story.html