South African private law relating to custody and guardianship of, and access to, children born out of wedlock has always been determined from the perspective of the father. This has been the case despite worldwide propagation of children's rights since the 1960s. The author is of the view ...
They are denied the legal right to make even the most trivial decisions about their children, like picking up school records. Male guardianship over women and sex segregation also make it difficult— sometimes impossible—for victims of family violence to seek protection or redress. Strictly ...
According to patrilineal traditions in Bangladesh, affirmed and enacted in a patriarchal society, children belong to their father and his extended family in cultural, social and legal ways (Ball and Wahedi, 2010, Hossain, 2003). Through an examination of ultrapoor women's experiences of, and ...
In fact, we often receive questions from prospective birth parents and hopeful adoptive families who wonder, “What is the difference between adoption and legal guardianship?” Adoption and guardianship are both legal arrangements for the care and custody of children, but there are some important ...
Bellevue, WA, specializing in wills, estate planning, prenuptial cohabitation separate property agreements, living wills, guardianship, living trusts, probate, will contests and litigation, TEDRA, King County areas of Seattle, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Re
When children cannot return home: Adoption and guardianship - Testa - 2004 () Citation Context ...04). ASFA strengthens the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (AACWA) of 1980 by identifying adoption as being the best permanency plan for children unable to be reunited with the birth ...
In response to the crisis in survival and development sustainability faced by children during the COVID-19 pandemic, China adopted the temporary guardianship system. The purpose of this study is to examine whether this system does contribute to safeguarding children’s sustainable development, well-...