In the Best Interests of the Child : : Loss and Suffering in Adoption Proceedings / / Mili Mass.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Mass, Mili,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Note on Translation --; Introduction --; 1 ‘Parental Capability’ The Story of the Ziv Family Children --; 2 ‘Belonging’ and ‘Continuity’ Elinor’s Story --; 3 From the ‘Best Interests of the Child’ to the ‘Wilderness Generation’ The Story of Dalit and Her Daughter Tal --; 4 Interlude Between Secrecy and Privacy: On the Publication of Dalit and Tal’s Story --; 5 ‘Sacred Calling’ Daniel’s Story --; Epilogue Not Blame, But Loss --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781785338038; 9783110998115
• DOI: 10.1515/9781785338038?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Mili Mass.

Marshalling her experience as an expert witness in court proceedings on non-consensual, confidential adoption in Israel, Mass describes legal proceedings following the Israeli state petition that declares children eligible for adoption because of alleged parental incapability, and explores the politics of state intervention in the parent/child relationship. The selected case studies present the testimonies of the children, the parents, the designated adoptive parents, and the state’s representatives, as well as the author’s own testimony.