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Solomon's Sword

Two Families And The Children The State Took Away

By: Michael Shapiro

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Paperback | 1 January 2001 | Edition Number 1

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352 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24

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In an era when headlines often seem dominated by horrific stories about abused children, Solomon's Sword weaves together the elements of two painful custody battles into a memorable book that no reader who cares about children will be able to put aside. In examining collisions between children, parents, and the law, Shapiro meets judges, lawyers, social workers, clergy, and therapists who must advocate a course of action in thousands of cases each year across America. Reading about these dedicated people, professionals in the vanguard of new approaches to the problem of mistreated children, will leave readers hopeful that we are finally learning how to ameliorate this enduring national disgrace. Solomon's Sword sheds new light on a dire social problem in a powerful book that will influence public policy for years to come.

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Preface	p. xiii
Cindy	p. 3
Gina	p. 11
Almost Parents	p. 18
Sanctuary	p. 25
An Outcomes Judge	p. 32
Twisting	p. 43
A Merciful Act	p. 49
Rescue Fantasy	p. 57
Sitting in Judgment	p. 69
Removal	p. 76
Maxine's House	p. 85
Joseph's Ghost	p. 91
An Undifferentiated Mass	p. 98
A "Dirty House"	p. 103
Reunion	p. 109
The Child Saver	p. 112
Lost	p. 119
Laying on of Hands	p. 127
Grandmother	p. 140
As She Found Them	p. 148
I Thought I Was Doing Fine	p. 157
Getting Them Back	p. 164
An Appeal	p. 169
Speaking for the Child	p. 183
A Room of Her Own	p. 198
Infinite Patience	p. 201
Court of Last Resort	p. 205
Best Interests	p. 211
Final Decision	p. 218
The Child	p. 224
Expecting	p. 229
No Space for Me	p. 234
The Inevitability of Mother	p. 251
The Philosophical Piece	p. 266
Surrender	p. 277
Epilogue	p. 283
Acknowledgments	p. 303
Sources	p. 305
Index	p. 313
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