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Terminating Parental Rights Through A Backdoor In The Virginia Code: Adoptions Under Section 63.2-1202(H), Dale Margolin Cecka
Terminating Parental Rights Through A Backdoor In The Virginia Code: Adoptions Under Section 63.2-1202(H), Dale Margolin Cecka
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Family Law, Sharon K. Lieblich
Family Law, Sharon K. Lieblich
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Terminating Parental Rights Through A Backdoor In The Virginia Code, Dale Margolin Cecka
Terminating Parental Rights Through A Backdoor In The Virginia Code, Dale Margolin Cecka
Law Faculty Publications
This article explores deficits in the statute, in light of constitutional law, other Virginia adoption and termination of parental rights statutes, and other states' codes and jurisprudence. Part II describes the history and practice of the statute. Part III describes the flaws of the statute, including Fourteenth Amendment violations and inherent conflicts of interest. Part IV calls for the revision of section 1202(H) based on recent precedent in which the Supreme Court of Virginia recognized the sanctity of the parent-child relationship and the state's interest in preserving it.
Filing Status And Today's Families, Erik Baines
Filing Status And Today's Families, Erik Baines
Law Student Publications
Section I of this comment considers the early income tax code, its focus on individual filing, and how early decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States led Congress to adopt optional joint filing for married couples. Section II analyzes the joint return, tax norms, and arguments of proponents and opponents of the joint return. Section III analyzes structural issues raised by a return to an individual filing system, as well as why an individual filing system is superior to a joint filing system given the changes in American society. It also discusses a proposal to resolve an inequity …
Parents With Mental Disabilities: The Legal Landscape, Dale Margolin Cecka
Parents With Mental Disabilities: The Legal Landscape, Dale Margolin Cecka
Law Faculty Publications
The ADA, coupled with federal and state child welfare laws, provides broad brush strokes for advocates of parents with mental disabilities and their children. To effectuate parents’ rights, child welfare professionals must work with the parents themselves, as well as with other state departments, to form service plans that are tailored for the success of each individual family.