Research report Apr 1984
Children in stepfamilies: Their legal and family status
Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
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Research report Apr 1984
Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Research report Jul 2007
This paper compares the employment aspirations and expectations of mothers with and without long-term health problems.
Commissioned report Mar 2011
Evaluates whether the program is working in the best interests of children, addressing power imbalances, and less adversarial dispute resolution.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
Family Matters article Jan 2008
Family Matters article Oct 2006
Family Matters article Feb 2006
Family Matters article Oct 2004
Family Matters article Oct 2004
This article suggests that more creative ways of understanding the mosaic and diverse nature of contemporary motherhood, such as fiction, memoirs and personal narratives, ought to be considered when researching motherhood and the family.