Adoption and Foster Care, Recent Legislation
9 Pages Posted: 29 Nov 2013
Date Written: January 1, 1999
Abstract
The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 attempted to improve the health and safety of children in part by tightening the timelines for the termination of parental rights. This brief legislative note describes the passage of the Act and analyzes its shortcomings.
Keywords: adoption, termination of parental rights, ASFA, child welfare, Congress
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pagano, Celeste B., Adoption and Foster Care, Recent Legislation (January 1, 1999). Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 36, pp.242-249, 1999, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2289530
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