A CHILD-CENTERED APPROACH TO PARENTAGE LAW

Participants in that conference considered whether children should have some legal right that constrains the state when it establishes statutory rules for, or makes individualized decisions about, who a child's legal parents will be (i.e., paternity, maternity, and adoption rules and decisions)...

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Published in:The William and Mary Bill of Rights journal 2006-02, Vol.14 (3), p.843
Main Author: Dwyer, James G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child abuse & neglect
Children & youth
Conferences
Domestic violence
Drug use
Families & family life
Parents & parenting
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Summary:Participants in that conference considered whether children should have some legal right that constrains the state when it establishes statutory rules for, or makes individualized decisions about, who a child's legal parents will be (i.e., paternity, maternity, and adoption rules and decisions), who will possess rights of custody and visitation following divorce, when legal parent-child relationships will be suspended or terminated because of abuse or neglect, and whether courts will require parents to allow a child to spend time with third parties such as grandparents.
ISSN:1065-8254
1943-135X