Adoption vs Alternative Forms of Care

The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law edited by James G. Dwyer due for publication in 2020, Forthcoming.

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 34/2019

29 Pages Posted: 6 Nov 2019 Last revised: 18 Jan 2020

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Brian Sloan

University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge; University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 1, 2019

Abstract

This chapter considers preference for adoption in some circumstances from a comparative law perspective, before comparing the treatment of adoption to that of other forms of care: parental care, kinship care, foster care, and institutional care. It argues that although adoption is the most satisfactory outcome for some children, it should not be considered a panacea.

Keywords: child protection, foster care, identity, parenthood, human rights, kinship

JEL Classification: K36, K38

Suggested Citation

Sloan, Brian, Adoption vs Alternative Forms of Care (November 1, 2019). The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law edited by James G. Dwyer due for publication in 2020, Forthcoming., University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 34/2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3480559 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3480559

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