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After all, both of his children are adopted.The San Diego Republican’s latest in a string of narrow, modest measures to make adoptions easier, cheaper and faster is expected to clear the Senate as early as Monday and head to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.Fletcher’s Assembly Bill 687 would make a series of minor changes, some of which are technical in nature, to California’s thick family codes governing adoptions. Even these incremental changes, Michael Kors Handbags he said, could help remove cheap Michael Kors handbags some barriers at a time when many children need homes. »It’s hard, it’s expensive and it’s time consuming, » Fletcher said in an interview.Among its many provisions, the legislation Michael Kors handbags outlet would: tighten deadlines set for those who challenge adoptions, Michael Kors Handbags streamline procedures that must be followed to adopt children in foster care, set a 120 day deadline for processing birth certificate requests, expand the ability of agencies to to administer out of state adoptions michael kors handbags outlet and permit adoption centers to act as witnesses to stepparent consent.Fletcher and his wife, Mindy, have adopted two children from private placement agencies in San Diego. »It’s a great blessing. It’s really done amazing things for Replica Michael Kors Handbags us, » he said.Fletcher is also active in the local support groups, Angels Foster Family Network and Voices for Children.Fletcher said he recognizes the measure is not sweeping, but believes inroads can be michael kors handbags made incrementally to reform a convoluted and costly process that often scares away prospective parents. The cost can be as much as $20,000, he said.The Cheap Michael Kors measure is being sponsored by the California Adoption Lawyers organization. michael kors outlet In a letter of support, the group michael kors outlet said « the need to either litigate or expend legal fees to discuss conflicting or ambiguous sections of the family code adds to the expense of adoption that most families cannot afford. »Articles Connexes：