Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases: Advice and Guidance for Family Defenders (ABA)

Publisher:: American Bar Association
Publication date:: 2015-10-12

ISBN:: 978-1-634252-97-3

Index

Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1 General Overview of Child Protection Laws in the United States
Chapter 2 Changing the Narrative in Child Welfare Cases
Chapter 3 First Steps in Representing a Parent Accused of Abuse or Neglect
Chapter 4 Challenging the Removal of Children
Chapter 5 Special Considerations Representing Clients Involved with the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 6 Achieving the Client's Objectives to Shorten Foster Care Stays and Reunify the Family: Advocating for Supportive Placements, Appropriate Services, Parenting and Visiting Time, and Leveraging Opportunities for Advocacy at Conferences and Meetings Outside the Court Process
Appendix A to Chapter 6 A Bridge Back Home: Visit Hosts New York City Administration for Children's Services Division of Family Support Services Office of
Appendix B to Chapter 6 New York City Administration for Children's Services Best Practice Guidelines for Family Visiting Arrangements for Children in Foster Care
Appendix C to Chapter 6 Protocol for Communication Between New York City Administration of Children's Services and Provider Agency Caseworker and Attorneys Representing Children and Parents (2012)
Chapter 7 Discovery and Pretrial Proceedings
Chapter 8 Negotiating for Services for the Family in Court; Admissions to the Petition
Chapter 9 The Adjudicatory Hearing
Chapter 10 Representing Parents at Disposition and Permanency Hearings
Chapter 11 The Indian Child Welfare Act
Chapter 12 Representing Parents with Disabilities
Chapter 13 Representing Out-of-state and Non-citizen Parents
Appendix to Chapter 13 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Chapter 14 Termination of Parental Rights
Chapter 15 Representing Parents on Appeal
Chapter 16 The Impact of Abuse and Neglect Findings Beyond the Juvenile Courthouse: Understanding the Child Abuse Register System and Ways to Challenge Administrative Child Abuse Register Determinations
Chapter 17 Reforming the System
Bios of Contributing Authors