Short of preventing harm to the child, the standard of ‘best interest of the child’ is insufficient to serve as a compelling state interest overruling a parent’s fundamental rights….
BARBARA MADSEN
BARBARA MADSEN
Barbara Madsen on adoption
Barbara Madsen3 quotes“Short of preventing harm to the child, the standard of ‘best interest of the child’ is insufficient to serve as a compelling state interest overruling a parent’s fundamental rights….”
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