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A Theory Of Relativity: Kinship Foster Care May Be The Key To Stopping The Pendulum Of Terminations Vs. Reunification, Megan M. O'Laughlin
A Theory Of Relativity: Kinship Foster Care May Be The Key To Stopping The Pendulum Of Terminations Vs. Reunification, Megan M. O'Laughlin
Vanderbilt Law Review
The foster care system in the United States is universally regarded as a disaster: too many children languishing for too many years, bouncing from foster home to foster home, or worse yet, returning to the abusive or neglectful home only to face more danger. The failures of the federal foster care system have spurred members of Congress to advocate reform.
Answering the call for reform, Congress overwhelmingly passed and, on November 19, 1997, President Clinton signed into law the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 ("ASFA"). One of the primary purposes of the ASFA is to correct many of …