This premiere treatise by the most respected name in adoption law places local issues in broader context, provides information about interstate, state-federal, and international aspects of adoption, and is the acknowledged authority for dealing with the increased "constitutionalizing" of adoption law and practice. Turn to this nationally recognized work for insightful analysis of contemporary adoption issues, including:

Who may adopt and be adopted

Consent and relinquishment by birth parents

Placement: religious, racial, ethnic factors; single and gay or lesbian adoptive parents

Independent, stepparent, and agency adoptions - by consent or contested

Interstate Jurisdictional Rules and Conflicts of Law

Adopting children with special needs

Federal Laws: ASFA, MEPA, CAPTA

Adopting children from other countries

Adopting Native American children

Impact of the new reproductive technology - including surrogate parenting

Economic, legal, and psychological consequences of adoption

3 Volumes.

...read more