After Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health4 made the demise of Roe v. Wades official, the
internet began to illustrate one aspect of Roe's death. A photo of a young (white) couple …

When Sherrie Smith approached her lawyer, Robert Stubblefield, desiring to place her then-
unborn child for adoption, he agreed to help her find adoptive parents for the child. He found …

The parent-child relationship is one of the most valued and protected relationships in
constitutional and family law. At the same time, the state has custodial power over children: a …

When Teresa Beatty's mother died in 2020, the State of Connecticut filed a notice in probate
court demanding approximately 35 percent-over $83,000-of Beatty's inheritance. 1 From …

Adoption as a means of creating or expanding a family has undergone some remarkable
changes in the past half century, resulting in considerable diversity in the constellation and …

" Essentially a Mother argues that the law of pregnancy and motherhood has been overrun
by sexist ideology. As Jennifer Hendricks documents, courts have shockingly held over the …

This chapter focuses on a subset of immigrant youth—unaccompanied youth who enter the
United States without a caregiver and without legal status—and their experiences as they …

Ouroboros the circular symbol of the snake eating its tail; an endless cycle. As the US
recently withdrew from Afghanistan in chaos and Russia invaded Ukraine, the attention of …

Legal scholars have engaged in robust discussions of ethics in adoption law, but have paid
little attention to the lawyering role in adoption. This article seeks to fill this gap by reviewing …

El artículo analiza la posible reclamación de responsabilidad civil que puede plantearse en
el contexto de una adopción cuando no se informa a los adoptantes de determinadas …