Adoption law
Subtitle: theory, policy and practice
By: Cynthia R. Mabry, Lisa Kelly.
Contributors: Kelly, Lisa.
Publisher: W.S. Hein
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 808
Subjects: Adoption -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases.; Adoption -- Law and legislation -- United States -- States -- Cases.
Genres: Cases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of adoption in the United States; title: Prerequisites to adoption; title: Identifying adoptees and adoptive parents; title: The adoption process and attorney ethics; title: Particular types of adoption; title: Adoption of Indian children; title: Transracial adoption; title: Intercountry adoption; title: Interstate adoption; title: Consequences of adoption; title: Confidentiality and sealed adoption records; title: Postadoption contact; title: The changing status of adoptions; title: Agency misconduct and wrongful adoption actions.