This Note first presents the factual background of In re Interest of John T., as well as the ultimate outcome of the situation, which is not evident in the court of appeals opinion itself. Next, this Note presents the legal framework upon which the case can be analyzed. This Note then analyzes the Nebraska Court of Appeal’s opinion in John T., beginning with an analysis of the differences in the rights of biological families as compared to the rights of foster and adoptive families. The meaning of the best interests of the child standard is then examined. The ramifications of interjecting the social and political goal of discouraging discrimination against HIV-AIDS–infected individuals into a child placement decision are then discussed. Thi...
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated a constitutionally protected parental right to contr...
Our nation’s courts are at the front line for addressing the well-being of the over 150,000 children...
The authors examine the implications of G. L. v. Zumwalt, a case that resulted in a far-reaching con...
This Note first presents the factual background of In re Interest of John T., as well as the ultimat...
A recurring problem which courts face is the need to resolve the conflict which arises when foster p...
A recurring problem which courts face is the need to resolve the conflict which arises when foster p...
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated a constitutionally protected parental right to contro...
This Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars of the Constitutional Rights and Interests of Children in Suppor...
Part I of this Comment presents a brief look at the children in foster care and the maltreatment the...
During the next decade, at least 125,000 children will become orphans of the AIDS epidemic and will ...
During the next decade, at least 125,000 children will become orphans of the AIDS epidemic and will ...
In Adoption of M.A., the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, held that an unmar...
This essay asserts the primacy of children\u27s interests as a constitutional check on the religious...
It may seem counterintuitive, but children in foster care are more likely to achieve permanency if w...
This essay asserts the primacy of children\u27s interests as a constitutional check on the religious...
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated a constitutionally protected parental right to contr...
Our nation’s courts are at the front line for addressing the well-being of the over 150,000 children...
The authors examine the implications of G. L. v. Zumwalt, a case that resulted in a far-reaching con...
This Note first presents the factual background of In re Interest of John T., as well as the ultimat...
A recurring problem which courts face is the need to resolve the conflict which arises when foster p...
A recurring problem which courts face is the need to resolve the conflict which arises when foster p...
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated a constitutionally protected parental right to contro...
This Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars of the Constitutional Rights and Interests of Children in Suppor...
Part I of this Comment presents a brief look at the children in foster care and the maltreatment the...
During the next decade, at least 125,000 children will become orphans of the AIDS epidemic and will ...
During the next decade, at least 125,000 children will become orphans of the AIDS epidemic and will ...
In Adoption of M.A., the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, held that an unmar...
This essay asserts the primacy of children\u27s interests as a constitutional check on the religious...
It may seem counterintuitive, but children in foster care are more likely to achieve permanency if w...
This essay asserts the primacy of children\u27s interests as a constitutional check on the religious...
The United States Supreme Court has enumerated a constitutionally protected parental right to contr...
Our nation’s courts are at the front line for addressing the well-being of the over 150,000 children...
The authors examine the implications of G. L. v. Zumwalt, a case that resulted in a far-reaching con...