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
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
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