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The Two Faces Of Intercountry Adoption: The Significance Of The Indian Adoption Scandals, David M. Smolin
The Two Faces Of Intercountry Adoption: The Significance Of The Indian Adoption Scandals, David M. Smolin
David M. Smolin
This article summarizes international law, and the law of India and the United States, relevant to intercountry adoption. The article then presents extensive information and analysis of a major series of adoption scandals in Andhra Pradesh, India. The article uses this analysis of law and a major series of adoption scandals to present the "two sides of intercountry adoption:" positively, as a humanitarian act, and negatively as a form of child trafficking. The weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the intercountry adoption system that led to the Indian adoption scandals are extensively analyzed.
Adoption With Contact Law Awaits Governor's Signature, Elizabeth Samuels
Adoption With Contact Law Awaits Governor's Signature, Elizabeth Samuels
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
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.
Avoiding The Need To “Unscramble The Egg:” A Proposal For The Automatic Stay Of Subsequent Adoption Proceedings When Parents Appeal A Judgment Terminating Their Parental Rights, Kate M. Heideman
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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Disinheriting The Legal Orphan: Inheritance Rights Of Children After Terminations Of Parental Rights, Richard L. Brown
Disinheriting The Legal Orphan: Inheritance Rights Of Children After Terminations Of Parental Rights, Richard L. Brown
Missouri Law Review
This Article addresses the inheritance rights of these legal orphans. Part II of the Article outlines the nature of state termination of parental rights statutes, notes the effect of recent federal legislation on those proceedings, and describes the effect of various types of termination of parental rights statutes on the inheritance rights of the child. Part III(A) argues that barring a child's right to inherit from terminated parents contravenes the policies that underlie the child welfare system. Part III(B) argues that disinheritance of the children of terminated parents is also inconsistent with the broader scheme of intestate succession.
Time To Decide? The Laws Governing Mothers' Consents To The Adoption Of Their Newborn Infants, Elizabeth Samuels
Time To Decide? The Laws Governing Mothers' Consents To The Adoption Of Their Newborn Infants, Elizabeth Samuels
All Faculty Scholarship
Adoption in the United States is a complex patchwork of law and practice that involves payments of nearly two billion dollars annually in fees and expenses. The adoptions that involve domestically born, voluntarily placed infants raise unique issues. In these as in all adoptions involving parental consent, two generally accepted goals of ethical and humane practice are first, avoiding unnecessary separation of families by ensuring that birth parents make informed and deliberate decisions and second, protecting the finality of placements. The two goals are ideally complementary, but in the case of domestic infant adoptions, there is a danger that pressure …
Adoption Of The Disclosure-Based Regulation For Investor Protection In The Primary Share Market In Bangladesh: Putting The Cart Before The Horse?, S M. Solaiman
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
The Bangladesh securities market, despite ifs operation of half of a century, remains in embryonic form. The market has been suffering from a chronic lack of investor confidence since 1997 following an unprecedented share scam. Ever since, the government has been striving in vain to promote investment by progressively offering incentives to investors and corporations. The government watchdog unexpectedly introduced the Disclosure-Based Regulation (DBR) in January 1999 to protect investors from the misfeasance of other players in the market for Initial Public Offerings. Recent studies have identified some problems in the market, which are unfavourable for the new regime. In …
In Re Adoption Of Gustavo G., Abigail Zigman
Inheritance Rights And The Step-Partner Adoption Paradigm: Shades Of The Discrimination Against Illegitimate Children, Peter Wendel
Inheritance Rights And The Step-Partner Adoption Paradigm: Shades Of The Discrimination Against Illegitimate Children, Peter Wendel
Hofstra Law Review
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Cautionary Tales Of Adoption: Addressing The Litigation Crisis At The Moment Of Adoption, Elizabeth Brandt
Cautionary Tales Of Adoption: Addressing The Litigation Crisis At The Moment Of Adoption, Elizabeth Brandt
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