Adoption: Where Do Relatives Stand?.

Oppenheim, Elizabeth; Bussiere, Alice

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Publication Date: 1996

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Adoption: Where Do Relatives Stand?

Oppenheim, Elizabeth; Bussiere, Alice

Child Welfare, n75 n5 p471-88 Sep-Oct 1996

Examines three aspects of legal treatment of blood relationships in the adoption process: (1) ability of relatives to participate in adoption proceedings; (2) how courts evaluate blood relationships in determining best interests of the child; and (3) rights of relatives to continued contact when a child is adopted by nonrelatives. (Author)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Custody, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights, Family Involvement, Family Relationship, Family Structure, Federal Legislation, Kinship, Laws, Parent Rights, State Legislation

Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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