Project Description
The Effect of Federal Child Welfare Legislation on Termination of Parental Rights in Minnesota: Establishing a Baseline
Date Published: June 17, 1999
Authors: Meghan T. Kelley
After briefly tracing the history of termination of parental rights (TPR) in the United States, this paper reports rates of TPR in Minnesota for selected years since 1974. The years surveyed coincide with several major pieces of child welfare legislation. The paper sets a baseline for TPR rates that may be used to judge the impact of recent and future child welfare policies, such as the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. Policy implications are discussed.
