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FAMILY COURT REVIEW
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 39, Number 1 / January 2001

Contents

Editorial Notes
ANDREW SCHEPARD
3

Meyer Elkin Address
SHEILA WELLSTONE and HON. PAUL WELLSTONE
9

Special Issue
Adoptions

Introduction
GLENDA ROTHBERG
19

Articles
In Search of Permanency: A Reflection on the First 3 Years of the Adoption and
Safe Families Act Implementation
STEPHANIE JILL GENDELL
25

The Case for Adoption Alternatives
SUSAN L. BROOKS
43

Tennessee's Adoption Law: Balancing the Interests of the Adoption Triad
JULIE K. SANDINE and FREDERICK F. GREENMAN 
 58

Oregon's Ballot Measure 58: A Grossly Unfair and State-Sanctioned Betrayal of Birth Mothers
I. FRANKLIN HUNSAKER
75

The Winds of Change in Adoption Laws: Should Adoptees Have Access to Adoption Records?
BRETT S. SILVERMAN
85

Student Note
Muddling Through the Murky Waters of Troxel: Will Grandparent Visitation Statutes Sink or Swim?
BRYAN THOMAS WHITE
104

Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation
THE SYMPOSIUM ON STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
121
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