Description |
xii, 288 pages ; 18 cm |
Contents |
Part one : The problem, our convictions, and a framework for examining state decisions to intrude on parent-child relationships -- The problem and our convictions -- The framework -- Part two : Grounds for intervention -- Parental requests for the state to place the child -- Familial bonds between children and longtime caretakers who are not their parents -- Gross failures of parental care -- Refusal by parents to authorize lifesaving medical care -- The child's need for legal assistance -- Part three : The agonizing dilemma -- Too early, too late, too much, or too little -- Part four : Appendices -- Appendix I : On children killed by their parents -- Appendix II : Suggestions for some provisions of a child placement code. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Custody of children -- United States.
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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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Child welfare -- United States.
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Child Welfare -- United States.
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Child Welfare -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Added Author |
Freud, Anna, 1895-1982.
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Solnit, Albert J.
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ISBN |
0029122201 |
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0029122104 paperback |
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