Texarkana Gazette takes up DHS adoption regulation

An Arkansas couple in their 40s made news yesterday after a federal court that for procedural reasons declined to hear their attempt to adopt a 2-month old baby in their foster care. A DHS policy prohibits those over 40 from adopting a child in foster care if the child is under 1 year old. The Gazette editorial board rightly implies that the standard should be the best interests of the child and shouldn't include an arbitrary age cutoff that only serves to restrict the already small pool of applicants. Here's the link.