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WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: TOWARD A UNIFIED WRONGFUL ADOPTION TORT.

Source :
Harvard Law Review. May92, Vol. 105 Issue 7, p1761. 19p.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

Argues that U.S. courts should no longer conceptualize annulment as a separate and independent legal procedure, but as a possible remedy for the proposed wrongful adoption tort. Harm suffered by adopting families because of the general lack of information about adoptees; Description and critique of the legal devices that allegedly protect the rights of adopting parents; Discussion on the proposed wrongful adoption tort that integrates the legal devices into one unified proceeding.

Subjects

Subjects :
*ADOPTION laws
*ADOPTEES
*TORTS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0017811X
Volume :
105
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Harvard Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
7735993
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/1341750