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A Current Issue in Adoption: The Single Adoptive Parent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2025

Juliet Harper
Juliet Harper*
Affiliation:
Psycholgoy, Macquarie University, North Ryde, N.S.W.
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Abstract

This paper addresses itself to the topic of the single adoptive parent, a relatively new phenomenon in the adoptive process in Australia. It presents a review of the available research and a critical discussion of some of the pertinent issues raised by a consideration of this area. Brief comment is made about the current Australian scene and it is concluded that with caution, placement of children with single adoptive parents could be made on a routine basis.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 10 , Issue 1-2 , Autumn/Winter 1985, pp. 8 - 11
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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