Birth Parents' Experiences of Contested Adoption

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Mason, Kathy ^a   Selman, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

birth parents; contact; contested adoption; support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009125301     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599702100105     Document Type: Article

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