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Court Considerations in the Termination of Parental Rights: A Comprehensive Analysis of Israeli Court Decisions
Author(s) -
BenDavid Vered
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12245
Subject(s) - dominance (genetics) , normative , family court , psychology , child custody , law , social psychology , process (computing) , political science , criminology , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , gene , operating system
Court decisions to terminate parental rights (TPR) have a major impact on parents and children, but the decision‐making process is unclear. Analysis of 261 Israeli TPR court cases indicated the dominance of considerations relating to normative parental functioning, the parents' ability to change, the impact of separating a child from his family, the parents' social normativity and educational ability. The legal considerations relate to the importance of the biological family, the necessity of adoption and the importance of a fair legal process. Insufficient consideration is accorded to cultural differences in parenting practices and the voice of the child.