Family Law

This work places local issues in broader context, provides information about interstate, state-federal, and international aspects of adoption, and explains dealing with the increased "constitutionalizing" of adoption law and practice. It includes 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 law, adopting children from other countries, adopting Native American children, the impact of new reproductive technology and economic, legal, and psychological consequences of adoption.
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This book explains all aspects of handling an adoption case.. The author focuses on adoption and reproduction law, provides the fundamentals of the process, in-depth information on specific topics, advice on client intake and consultations, practical guidance for each step in the legal process, and an array of sample forms.