Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Legal History Of Adoption In Ontar I O , 1921−2015 1
6. Introduction 3
7. 1. The Origins Of Adoption Legislation 13
8. 2. Mothers And The Meaning Of Consent In Adoption 26
9. 3. Putative Fathers And Newborn Adoption 42
10. 4. Child Apprehension 52
11. 5. Secrecy And Disclosure In Adoption 63
12. 6. Open Adoption 78
13. 7. Step-Parent Adoption 91
14. 8. Same-Sex Parents, Assisted Reproduction, And Adoption 104
15. 9. Indigenous Children And Adoption 116
16. 10. International Adoption 135
17. Conclusion 153
18. Notes 157
19. Index 225