Background
Melli, Marygold Shire was born on February 8, 1926 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Osborne and May (Bonnie) Shire.
(This timely study analyzes the issue of adoptions that cr...)
This timely study analyzes the issue of adoptions that cross racial and national lines, and assesses their success and appropriateness. The book's centerpiece is a comprehensive long-term study of the transracial adoption conducted by Rita Simon and Howard Altstein, the result of twenty years of research and analysis. The authors discuss the case often made against transracial adoption and explain the laws that govern these adoptions.
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Melli, Marygold Shire was born on February 8, 1926 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Osborne and May (Bonnie) Shire.
Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1950.
Director children's code revision, Wisconsin Legislation Council, Madison, 1950-1953; executive director, Wisconsin Judicial Council, Madison, 1955-1959; assistant professor of law, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961-1966; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966-1967; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1984; Voss-Bascom professor, University of Wisconsin, 1985-1993; emerita, University of Wisconsin, since 1993. Associate dean University of Wisconsin, 1970-1972, research affiliate Institute for Research on Poverty, since 1980. Member special review board Department Health and Social Superior vena cava syndrome, State of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1973.
(This timely study analyzes the issue of adoptions that cr...)
Board directors American Humane Association, 1985-1995, Frank Lloyd Wright - Wisconsin, since 2004. Chair A Fund for Women, Madison, 2001-2003. Member Dane County Court House Art Acquisitions committee.
Fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers (executive editor journal 1985-1990). Member American Law Institute (consultant project on law of family dissolution), International Society Family Law (vice president 1994-2000, 2002-2005), Wisconsin State Bar Association (reporter family law section, 1976-2005), National Conference Bar Examiners (chairman board managers 1989, editorial advisory committee).
Married Joseph Alexander Melli, April 8, 1950. Children: Joseph, Sarah Bonnie, Sylvia Anne, James Alexander.