This document is offered as a legislative model to the states for consideration when addressing the controversy over "opening adoption records." It is the result of an intensive review of existing legislation and approaches concerning "open records" and the creation of adoption "registries." Title I of the model act includes general provisions,…

There is national concern for the estimated 100,000 "special needs" children who are not quickly adopted because of age, race, ethnic background, sibling relationship, medical condition, or physical, mental or emotional handicaps. That concern has been translated into concrete recommendations in the form of a model act written by the…

New York City (New York) has the longest continuous immigration history of any American city, and the largest and most varied foreign-born population, according to testimony presented in 1986 to the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress. Using data from the 1980 census, information in the following areas is provided: (1)…