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Structuring Independent Adoptions: A Report of One Court's Program
Author(s) -
Briggs William L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1990.tb00708.x
Subject(s) - petitioner , structuring , statute , agency (philosophy) , law , perspective (graphical) , political science , supreme court , sociology , computer science , social science , artificial intelligence
The private adoption procedures established by statute in many states, allow for the placement of a child into the custody of perspective adoptive parents without an investigation by a licensed placement agency. Courts, which issue Waivers of Prior Written Approval, often do so without sufficient information about the Petitioners. The Allen Superior Court of Indiana has developed a procedure designed to furnish the court with sufficient information and to aid the adoptive parents through an education program. Results of the evaluation of the program are reported. Generally, the program was determined to be of value to the court.