Adoption
The Case for Transracial Adoption
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This timely study analyzes the issue of adoptions that cross racial and national lines, and assesses their success and appropriateness. The book’s centerpiece is a comprehensive long-term study of the transracial adoption conducted by Rita Simon and Howard Altstein, the result of twenty years of research and analysis. The authors discuss the case often made against transracial adoption and explain the laws that govern these adoptions…. More >>
The Case for Transracial Adoption
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Family Law in America
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For many years family law was viewed as a study of the regulation of relationships of husband and wife and parent and child. Both relationships were clearly defined. In the case of husband and wife, it was through formal legal procedures or informal arrangements called marriage. In the case of parent and child it was either through biology or adoption. Equally defined were the stages by which these relationships were established, maintained, and terminated. By t… More >>
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The Politics of Adoption: International Perspectives on Law, Policy & Practice
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This book updates and significantly extends the first edition published by Springer in 2004. It addresses the social and legal functions of adoption, the changes currently taking place in England & Wales and developments in other common law countries. It identifies themes of commonality and difference in the experience of adoption in a common law context as compared and contrasted with that of civil law countries, other cultures in Asia and with the experience of in… More >>
The Politics of Adoption: International Perspectives on Law, Policy & Practice
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The Law of Adoption
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According to the National Adoption Clearinghouse, more than 120,000 children are adopted in the United States each year. This almanac sets forth the various types and circumstances of adoption, the adoption process, and the state and federal laws governing adoption. Consent requirements and the rights of putative fathers are also examined, and the pros and cons of open adoptions-i.e., where contact with the birth family is maintained-are explored.
This alm… More >>
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Ohio School Law, 2009-2010 ed.
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This portable “”Red Book”" contains the authors’ text from Baldwin’s Ohio School Law in a handy format, with cross-references to federal and state statutes and caselaw. Expert commentary is geared to the practical needs of subscribers, and discusses all aspects of Ohio school law, with special emphasis on topics of current concern. Also suitable for adoption as a text in schools of education, and ideal for quick reference by board members, principals, teachers, and… More >>
Ohio School Law, 2009-2010 ed.
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