| Description |
xiii, 306 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-298) and index. |
| Contents |
1. A brief history of children's rights in the United States -- 2. The rights of parents -- 3. Getting and losing parental rights : the "Baby Jessica" case -- 4. Who gets to be the parent? : the right to relationships with someone else's children -- 5. Divorce, custody, and visitation -- 6. Child protection, foster care, and termination of parental rights -- 7. Children's rights that serve adults' needs : the case of adolescents' right to abortion -- 8. How children's rights impact family law and juvenile rights. |
| Subject |
Children's rights.
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Parent and child (Law) -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0674017218 cloth alkaline paper |
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