Adoption Law: Theory, Policy, and Practice

Adoption Law: Theory, Policy, and Practice by Kelly, Lisa. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780837738444.

The second edition of this important casebook contains statutes from every region of the United States and from as many states as possible; extensively edited cases from several jurisdictions; interdisciplinary materials that reflect sociological and psychological aspects of adoption; tools such as practice pointers, a hearing transcript and forms to give a birds-eye view of the practice of adoption law; a list of selected websites and information on how the Internet is used at various stages of the adoption process; plus a table of cases, appendices and an index. There are also new chapters on alternatives to adoption, child welfare and ethics. Professors will find this information to be valuable for classroom discussion, while practitioners will find it to be an asset for drafting documents and representing their clients.