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Full-Text Articles in Family Law
Half Faith And Credit?: The Fifth Circuit Upholds Louisiana's Refusal To Issue A Revised Birth Certificate, Thomas M. Joraanstad
Half Faith And Credit?: The Fifth Circuit Upholds Louisiana's Refusal To Issue A Revised Birth Certificate, Thomas M. Joraanstad
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Cryopreserved Embryos As America's Prospective Adoptees: Are Couples Truly "Adopting" Or Merely Transferring Property Rights?, Alexia M. Baiman
Cryopreserved Embryos As America's Prospective Adoptees: Are Couples Truly "Adopting" Or Merely Transferring Property Rights?, Alexia M. Baiman
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Parent Trap: Differential Familial Power In Same-Sex Families, Deirdre M. Bowen
The Parent Trap: Differential Familial Power In Same-Sex Families, Deirdre M. Bowen
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Do intact same-sex couples where one member of the couple became pregnant with assisted reproduction or was the primary adopter, and the other member became a parent through second parent adoption, understand the legal protections afforded them? In short the answer is no. An interesting family dynamic arises around those who can claim the true status as parent based on their legal understandings of parenthood and their interactions with the dominant culture. While high profile custody cases on this issue have been decided in the United States with varying results, no research has examined the impact of uneven legal protections …
Embryo Donation: The Government Adopts A Cause, Jaime E. Conde
Embryo Donation: The Government Adopts A Cause, Jaime E. Conde
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
The disposition of cryopreserved supernumerary embryos has become a divisive issue that puts to test the tenets of the "culture of life" promoted by the Vatican and President George W. Bush. The Bush administration has spent millions of dollars to promote "embryo adoptions" while imposing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. On the other hand, contemporary Catholic moral theologians and philosophers disagree on the question of the morality of embryo "rescue" or "adoption" because the Church strongly opposes in vitro fertilization, the donation of gametes and embryo cryopreservation, as evidenced recently during the Italian fertility law referendum. …
The Open-Records Debate: Balancing The Interests Of Birth Parents And Adult Adoptees, Caroline B. Fleming
The Open-Records Debate: Balancing The Interests Of Birth Parents And Adult Adoptees, Caroline B. Fleming
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Unwed Fathers' Rights In Adoption: The Virginia Code Vs. The Uniform Adoption Act, Erin Green
Unwed Fathers' Rights In Adoption: The Virginia Code Vs. The Uniform Adoption Act, Erin Green
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Tragic And Chaotic Aftermath Of A Baby Switch: Should Policy And Common Law, Blood Ties, Or Psychological Bonds Prevail, Cynthia R. Mabry
The Tragic And Chaotic Aftermath Of A Baby Switch: Should Policy And Common Law, Blood Ties, Or Psychological Bonds Prevail, Cynthia R. Mabry
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Providing Justice For Children In Disputed Adoptions: A Feminist Perspective, Meghan S. Skelton
Providing Justice For Children In Disputed Adoptions: A Feminist Perspective, Meghan S. Skelton
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.