Casenote, Constitutional Law--Equal Protection--New York Statute Requiring Consent of Mother, But Not of Father, as Prerequisite to Adoption of Illegitimate Child Violates the Fourteenth Amendment Because It Draws Gender-Based Distinction Which Bears No Substantial Relation to State Interest in Encouraging Adoption of Illegitimate Children--Caban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380 (1979)

Publication Title

Emory Law Journal

Authors

Mary F. Radford, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1980

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Mary F. Radford, Casenote, Constitutional Law--Equal Protection--New York Statute Requiring Consent of Mother, But Not of Father, as Prerequisite to Adoption of Illegitimate Child Violates the Fourteenth Amendment Because It Draws Gender-Based Distinction Which Bears No Substantial Relation to State Interest in Encouraging Adoption of Illegitimate Children--Caban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380 (1979), 29 Emory L.J. 833 (1980).

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Mary F. Radford, Casenote, Constitutional Law--Equal Protection--New York Statute Requiring Consent of Mother, But Not of Father, as Prerequisite to Adoption of Illegitimate Child Violates the Fourteenth Amendment Because It Draws Gender-Based Distinction Which Bears No Substantial Relation to State Interest in Encouraging Adoption of Illegitimate Children--Caban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380 (1979), Faculty Publications By Year 286 (1980)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/286

Volume

29

Issue

3

First Page

833

Last Page

858