The voice of the petitioner: The experiences of gay and lesbian parents in successful second-parent adoption proceedings

Law and Society Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Connolly, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 0036955583     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1512179     Document Type: Review

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