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Defining the "Best Interests": Constitutional Protections in Involuntary Adoptions
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chemerinsky, Erwin |
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Abstract | Usually, a child's adoption occurs only after his natural parents consent.' The right to withhold consent, however, is not absolute.2 Every state has enacted a statute providing for involuntary termination of parental rights. Traditionally, these laws provide that natural parents have a right to the custody of their children until and unless they are shown to be unfit.4 In most states the pertinent statute sets out specific circumstances which are sufficient to justify an involuntary adoption, such as mental disability,5 failure to provide support,O habitual drunkenness,7 child neglect or abuse,8 abandonment,9 or extended imprisonment.10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3809&context=facpubs |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
