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