Adoption Law Display

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and in conjunction with this observance, the McKusick Law Library is currently featuring a display which provides information and resources regarding adoption law, both generally and in the State of South Dakota.  Included in the display are the following titles:

Cecilia Fiermonte and Jennifer L. Renne, Making it Permanent: Reasonable Efforts to Finalize Permanency Plans for Foster Children (2002)

Sanford N. Katz and Daniel R. Katz, Adoption Laws in a Nutshell (2012)

Ann M. Haralambie, Handling Child Custody, Abuse, and Adoption Cases (2009)

Barbara Ann Atwood, Children, Tribes & States:  Adoption and Custody Conflicts Over American Indian Children (2010)

Sharon G. Elstein, et al., Achieving Permanency for Adolescents in Foster Care:  A Guide for Legal Professionals (2006)

In addition to the titles listed above, the display offers references to adoption laws in the South Dakota Codified Laws as well as information on adoption from South Dakota's Department of Social Services.  The display also features electronic resources, including articles on adoption law available on HeinOnline, as well as an electronic adoption law treatise available via WestlawNext.