Adoption law handbook : practice, resources, and forms for family law professionals / Jennifer Fairfax.
| Author/creator |
Fairfax, Jennifer |
| Other author/creator | American Bar Association. Section of Family Law. |
| Format | Software, Book, Print, and Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Chicago : American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, ©2011. |
| Description | xviii, 479 pages : forms ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Adoption overview -- Client intake, advice, and consultations -- Home study -- Domestic private agency adoption -- Public agency adoptions -- Independent adoption -- Interstate compact on placement of children -- Biological fathers -- Consent, relinquishment, and termination of parental rights -- Second-parent or co-parent adoptions -- Post-adoption contact agreements (PACA) -- Indian Child Welfare Act -- Stepparent adoptions -- Cost and financing -- Adult adoption -- Open adoption records -- Disruption and dissolution -- Failure of disclosure and tort of wrongful adoption. |
| Abstract | Adoption is a process that can require both time and patience. This guide helps you efficiently handle all steps in an adoption case, from consultation through finalization. Jennifer Fairfax, an experienced adoption attorney covers the primary types of adoption, both domestic and international, and examines the full range of issues impacting the adoption process, including the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, special needs, adult, and stepparent adoptions, financing and tax issues, open records, and wrongful adoption. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-460) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011031602 |
| ISBN | 9781614381150 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1614381151 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781614381167 |
| ISBN | 161438116X |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF545 .F35 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |