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Fallout From Obergefell: The Dissolution Of Unconventional Adoptions To Pave The Way For Same-Sex Marriage Equality, Jodi B. Mileto
Fallout From Obergefell: The Dissolution Of Unconventional Adoptions To Pave The Way For Same-Sex Marriage Equality, Jodi B. Mileto
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Seeking The Better Interests Of Children With A New International Law Of Adoption, Richard Carlson
Seeking The Better Interests Of Children With A New International Law Of Adoption, Richard Carlson
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Finding Home In The World: A Deontological Theory Of The Right To Be Adopted, Paulo Barrozo
Finding Home In The World: A Deontological Theory Of The Right To Be Adopted, Paulo Barrozo
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Second-Parent Adoption: Overcoming Barriers To Lesbian Family Rights, Maxwell S. Peltz
Second-Parent Adoption: Overcoming Barriers To Lesbian Family Rights, Maxwell S. Peltz
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Part I of this Article will discuss some of the legal difficulties associated with co-parenting and why lesbian couples have sought second-parent adoptions. Part II will examine the particular statutory obstacles to second-parent adoptions and then analyze the various ways courts in several states have overcome these obstacles. Finally, Part III will discuss the implications of these decisions in terms of their creation of legal and social norms.
Surrogate Parenting After Baby M: The Ball Moves To The Legislature’S Court, John R. Dunne, Gregory V. Serio
Surrogate Parenting After Baby M: The Ball Moves To The Legislature’S Court, John R. Dunne, Gregory V. Serio
Touro Law Review
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Equal Protection For The Illegitimate, Harry D. Krause
Equal Protection For The Illegitimate, Harry D. Krause
Michigan Law Review
In our time the general constitutional phrase promising equal protection has become specific law. It has been used to invalidate many state statutes which discriminated on the basis of race or other arbitrary criteria. Definite rules have been developed for this process of invalidation. These rules will be applied below to state and federal legislation that favors the legitimate child and discriminates against the illegitimate in matters of inheritance rights, rights of support, rights of name and custody, and social welfare. The question that will be asked is whether state and federal legislation may constitutionally discriminate between children on the …