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Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences Of Forming Families Posthumously, Browne C. Lewis
Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences Of Forming Families Posthumously, Browne C. Lewis
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
This essay highlights some of the legal consequences resulting from the widespread availability and use of reproductive technology. The Essay is divided into three parts. Part I examines the steps that must be taken to identify the legal parents of the posthumously conceived children. Part II discussed the reproductive rights of the deceased gamete providers. Since most posthumous reproduction is done using the sperm of dead men, the discussion centers on male reproductive rights. Finally, Part III focuses on the inheritance rights of posthumously conceived children.
Adopted Child's Right Of Inheritance From The Natural Parents, John R. Murphy Jr.
Adopted Child's Right Of Inheritance From The Natural Parents, John R. Murphy Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
Ohio's adoption statutes have always been under the close scrutiny of the courts, the legislatures and society. Their main purpose is to promote the welfare of adopted children, as well as to protect them. However, in their zeal to create a close relationship between the child and the adopting parent, the legislatures of several states, including Ohio, have attempted to sever the connection of blood relationship, in favor of the adopting parents. In the process they sometimes have cut off the right of inheritance between the child and the natural parent. A review of several recent cases indicates that this …