Adoption as a means of child protection: the law and practice in Malaysia
Adoption in Malaysia is of two kinds; firstly, taking the child of another as a person’s own child, where as a result, the adopted child will stand in equal footing with the natural children of the adoptive parents; and secondly, taking a child of another into a person’s custody without affecting th...
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iium-274632019-07-01T07:52:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27463/ Adoption as a means of child protection: the law and practice in Malaysia Mohd, Azizah K Law (General) Adoption in Malaysia is of two kinds; firstly, taking the child of another as a person’s own child, where as a result, the adopted child will stand in equal footing with the natural children of the adoptive parents; and secondly, taking a child of another into a person’s custody without affecting the biological status of the adopted child. This article wishes to discuss the law and practice of adoption in Malaysia as one of the means of child protection. The article will also examine as to whether the law is adequate to protect children who are the subjects of adoption. Taylor & Francis Group 2012-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27463/1/02185385_2012adoption_as_a_means_of_Child_Protection.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27463/4/27463_Adoption%20as%20a%20means%20of%20child_scopus.pdf Mohd, Azizah (2012) Adoption as a means of child protection: the law and practice in Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 22 (1-2). pp. 79-89. ISSN 0218-5385 E-ISSN 2165-0993 http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rswd20 10.1080/02185385.2012.681147 |
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Adoption in Malaysia is of two kinds; firstly, taking the child of another as a person’s own child, where as a result, the adopted child will stand in equal footing with the natural children of the adoptive parents; and secondly, taking a child of another into a person’s custody without affecting the biological status of the adopted child. This article wishes to discuss the law and practice of adoption in Malaysia as one of the means of child protection. The article will also examine as to whether the law is adequate to protect children who are the subjects of adoption. |
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Adoption as a means of child protection: the law and practice in Malaysia |
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Adoption as a means of child protection: the law and practice in Malaysia |
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