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Uniform Adoption Act

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A quick definition of Uniform Adoption Act:

The Uniform Adoption Act is a set of rules that were created in 1994 to make adoption laws the same across the country. It was made by a group of people who wanted to make it easier for families to adopt children. However, not many states have actually used these rules. There were also earlier versions of the rules, but they were changed a lot and only a few states actually used them. The abbreviation for the Uniform Adoption Act is UAA.

A more thorough explanation:

The Uniform Adoption Act is a model statute created in 1994 to promote consistency in adoption laws across different states. It was developed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Despite its creation, the adoption of the Uniform Adoption Act has not been successful. Earlier versions of the act were amended multiple times but were only enacted in a few states.

For example, the 1953 and 1971 versions of the act were only adopted by a handful of states. The current version, created in 1994, has also not been widely adopted.

The purpose of the Uniform Adoption Act is to create a standard set of rules and regulations for adoption procedures. This would make it easier for families to adopt across state lines and ensure that all adoptions are conducted in a fair and consistent manner.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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