Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2017
Abstract
In many jurisdictions, once a parent has her rights terminated to one child, the State can use that decision to justify the termination of parental rights to another child. The State can do so regardless of whether the parent is fit to parent the second child. This article explores this practice, examines its origins, and discusses its constitutional inadequacies.
Recommended Citation
Sankaran, Vivek. "Child Welfare's Scarlet Letter: How a Prior Termination of Parental Rights Can Permanently Brand A Parent as Unfit." N. Y. U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 41, no. 4 (2017): 685
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