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Adoptive Couple V. Baby Girl: From Strict Construction To Serious Confusion, Allison E. Burke
Adoptive Couple V. Baby Girl: From Strict Construction To Serious Confusion, Allison E. Burke
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the 2013 case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl which deals with the nation's Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the legal rights of biological fathers. American constitutional laws are addressed, along with the legal aspects of adoptions involving non-Indian parents. Legal consent and parental rights are examined, as well as American state laws and the definition of a father under the South Carolina Annotated Code