Dusten Brown proposed to Christina Maldonado in December of 2008. At that time, they did not know they were going to be expecting their first child together. In January of 2009, Christina informed Dusten of her pregnancy. Dusten asked Christina if they could move the date of marriage closer so they could be married before the birth of their new baby. Dusten refused to support Christina financially until after their marriage, which never happened. Soon after, their relationship spiraled into disaster and the couple split up. Left to take care of herself in addition to her unborn child, Christina had a tough decision to make. After the break up, Christina employed an attorney to assist her in the possible adoption of her unborn child …show more content…
During that time, the ICWA applied to the case. “The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law that seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian families.” The IWCA applied to the case because of the father’s heritage and membership within the Cherokee Nation. During the court proceeding, the family court denied the adoptive couple’s plea for adoption. The adoptive couple argued that the father had shown no interest in the minor child and that he had not provided support. Eventually, the family court decided that the Brown’s evidence proved that he did not voluntarily consent to the termination of his parental rights. The adoptive couple “failed to prove with clear and convincing evidence that [the] Father’s parental rights should be terminated or that granting [the] custody of [Veronica] would result in serious emotional or physical damage to [Veronica].” In December 2011, the court granted the father guardianship of Veronica; later that month, the he took …show more content…
The opinion of the court determined that “a biological Indian father could abandon his child in utero and refuse any support for the birth mother—perhaps contributing to the mother’s decision to put the child up for adoption—and then could play his ICWA trump card at the eleventh hour to override the mother’s decision and the child’s best interests.” Brown, nor his family, made an effort to be a part of the child’s life before the adoptive couple filed paperwork; therefore, the destruction of an Indian family would not be relevant in the decision-making
Anna Garcia is a thirty eight year old Hispanic women. She weighed 165 pounds and was 64 inches tall. She was married to Alex Garcia, but went through a nasty divorce. Anna has no children and one dog. A phone call came in at 9:45 AM on the hot morning of August 14th. Anna’s neighbor, Doug Greene let the police know he saw her walking her dog around 6:30AM yesterday morning, but heard her dog barking for the last two hours. Both the police and the EMT arrived at 9:56AM, and had to break the front door down. Upon entering the house, they found Anna lying face down in the entry hallway, a small pool of blood was by her head. The house was a comfortable 73 degrees fahrenheit. Around her there was evidence. There was vomit, blood spatters, blood on the table, and a pool of blood. As well as, a syringe, white pills, a cup with an unknown fingerprint on it, a muddy shoe print, and a
Procedural History The Supreme Court, Appellate, second division modified the the judgment and ordered that the custody of the youngest child remain with the mother. Husband appealed. The Court of Appeals, Jasen,J; held that after the custody of the two older children had been awarded to the husband, it was appropriate for special term to award of the youngest child to the husband in the light of the younger child’s ambivalence as to which of her parents she would prefer to live with and her strong preference to live with two older
The case of Carla Washburn using the Biopsychosocial approach starts with the biological level and leads to the assessment that Carla suffers from problems with diabetes with insulin dependency. She also suffers from the physical injury she sustained after a recent fall which produced fractures to her body that needs attention. Addressing Carla’s Psychological level she exhibits symptoms of depression due to the belief that she has no one. Due to the fact that she had lost her husband fifteen years ago, moreover she also had lost both her son to a car crash and her grandson who she had raised after both parents died in a car crash to the war in Afghanistan. She also is worried about her finance because she is concerned that Medicare will not
Read the posted case study about Benita Vasquez and discuss the following questions: 1. What are the clinical causes of death in the story? a. Senora Vasquez died because of uncontrolled diabetes, Infected wound and diffusing kidneys. With not well-controlled diabetes and acquiring an infected burn wound makes it harder for the patient to get treatment. Thus with the condition of the patient and her current social status, she is unable to afford the treatment and medications needed to alleviate her suffering.
Today many people think of the Brown vs Board of Education decision by the supreme court as a savior to the black community suffering from segregation in the 1950’s. What some saw as a saving grace others saw as insulting to the very race it was meant to protect. Taking the “Indian position,” Zora Neale Hurston writes a frank letter to the editor entitled ‘Court Order Can’t Make the Races Mix’ criticizing the Brown decision.
I will be evaluating the case of Angela and Adam. Angela is a white 17 year old female and Adam is her son who is 11 months old (Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., 2015). According to Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., (2015) Angela and her baby live with her mother, Sarah, in a small rental house in a semirural community in the Midwest. Adam’s father, Wayne, is estranged from the family due to Sarah refusing to allow him in the house however, Angela continues to see him without her mother’s permission which is very upsetting for Sarah. Angela dropped out of high school and struggles raising her son (Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., 2015). With all that is going on in Angela and Sarah’s life right now their relationship has become strained and hostile which
Our Indian legislation generally rests on the principle, that the aborigines are to be kept in a condition of tutelage and treated as wards or children of the State. …the true interests of the aborigines and of the State alike require...
One example of how President Jackson shirked his responsibilities to the Indian people was by ignoring the Supreme Court’s deci...
and her child that was afflicted with a behavior change that he allegedly cured within a
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...Interests of Birth Parents and Adult Adoptees. Willian and Mary Journal of Women and the Law, 11, 461-480.
...icant. This one for many families today is very important. These cases are also the reason why during a census you have the opportunity to check multiple races, instead of just one. This case stirred debates of gay marriage, which is a matter of personal opinion. It is up to you whether that is a pro or a con.
Their hearts sank as they watched the child they had come to know and love as their own, be taken away by strangers that they had never met until today. As the CPS worker spoke with Mary she explained, “If you had just logged in her injuries acquired during the accident and told us what medicines you had used, this would not have happened.” Mary thought to herself “it was just a scrape… just a tiny little cut…” Many parents all over the world have gone through hardships like this one. If they even got to adopt at all. Many of the rules, regulations and prices agencies have come up with have been causing people all over the world to deter from adopting.
The primary diagnosis for Amanda Anderson is separation anxiety disorder (SAD) with a co-morbidity of school phobia. Separation anxiety disorder is commonly the precursor to school phobia, which is “one of the two most common anxiety disorders to occur during childhood, and is found in about 4% to 10% of all children” (Mash & Wolfe, 2010, p. 198). Amanda is a seven-year-old girl and her anxiety significantly affects her social life. Based on the case study, Amanda’s father informs the therapist that Amanda is extremely dependent on her mother and she is unenthusiastic when separated from her mother. Amanda was sitting on her mother’s lap when the therapist walked in the room to take Amanda in her office for an interview (Morgan, 1999, p. 1).
On the outside Demi Lovato was every young girl’s idol in the late 2000’s. Lovato had her own successful television show, Sonny With a Chance on Disney Channel and starred in the Camp Rock movie series with the Jonas Brothers. However, on the inside she was suffering from multiple mental illnesses. She has suffered from bulimia, self-harm, anorexia, and depression. In 2011, she was officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since hitting rock bottom in 2010 she is slowly recovering from her mental illnesses. Bipolar disorder is described as unusual shifts in mood, activity levels, and energy (Bipolar Disorder). Specifically, Lovato suffered from bipolar depression (Be Vocal). Recently, she partnered with five mental health companies to promote