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Center on Children and the Law

Announcing CLP Today Child Law Practice (CLP) Today, published by the ABA Center on Children and the Law, is a free online resource for child law practitioners.

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About the Center

Mission

The ABA Center on Children and the Law’s mission is to promote access to justice for children and families.  

Reach

Our team of attorneys and core staff work on a diverse portfolio of national, regional and local projects in the children’s law field throughout the country.

Goals

Center projects are unified by two complementary goals: to improve legal representation and to improve the legal systems that impact children and families. 

New Webinars

Separating Families at the Border

Center Director Prudence Beidler Carr reviews how child welfare law applies to the family separation policy and ongoing repercussions. (June 28, 2018 webinar hosted by the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice.)

Webinar recording

National Reunification Month

Center Legal Education Director Mimi Laver highlights National Reunification Month and the National Alliance for Parent Representation. (June 28, 2018 webinar hosted by the Birth Parent National Network.) 

Webinar recording
ABA Policy News
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Separating Families at the Border

ABA President Hilarie Bass sent a letter June 12, 2018 to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen raising both legal and policy arguments against family separation, including the right to family integrity.

Download the letter
AFCARS letter

ABA AFCARS Comments

The ABA has submitted comments regarding the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS) and expressed its continued support for the AFCARS Final Rule published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2016.

 

ABA AFCARS Comments
What's New
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Know Your Rights Guides

Check our new collection of state-specific Know Your Rights Guides highlighting parents' rights once a child is removed and placed in foster care. Check our CLP Today article for guidance on using the guides.

 

 

 

 

 

Know Your Rights Guides
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Child Welfare Representation Infographic

Our new 2-page infographic explains the importance of high-quality legal representation for children, parents, and the child welfare agency in child welfare proceedings. 

 

 

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Immigrants in the Child Welfare System

Seven case studies with guidance on legal relief options for immigrant families involved in the child welfare system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. 

 

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. 

 

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. 

Case Studies

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