UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF BARGAINING FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 494-510

  Mary Eschelbach, Hansen ^a   Daniel, Pollack ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption; adoption assistance payment; child welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148826791     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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