April 2013

Children

Improving Permanency for African American Families in Los Angeles

Claire Chiamulera

An assessment of Los Angeles's California Partners for Program, which secures permanency for African American children in the child welfare system, revealed court and child welfare system barriers and ways to improve.

Children

The Uninterrupted Scholars Act: What Advocates Should Know

Legal Center for Foster Care and Education

Learn how the Uninterrupted Scholars Act streamlines parental consent to school records of children in foster care. The change helps courts and child welfare agencies make education decisions quickly so foster children stay on track academically.

Children

Teen Dating Abuse and Harassment in the Digital World

One in four dating teens is abused or harassed online or through texts by their partners, according to the largest survey to date on the subject.

Children

Making Ends Meet

Claire Chiamulera

A new study looks at how LGB youth who leave the foster care system fare economically.

Children

Engaging Fathers in Positive Parenting Programs

The Engaging Fathers in Positive Parenting program works to increase father participation in parenting programs, and improve father-child interactions.

Children

Order Returning Child to Scotland Did Not Render Father's Appeal Moot

In a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Court held that returning a child to a foreign country under the Hague Convention return order does not render an appeal of that order moot.

Children

Nonoffending Parent Not Required to Complete Case Plan

The Nevada Supreme Court held the termination of a nonoffending father's rights was improper.

Children

Court Not Required to Retain Jurisdiction Over Child Placed with Nonoffending Parent

Scott Trowbridge

Where father was nonoffending parent with a prior history of criminal activity and lacked prior relationship with child, trial court properly placed child with him and dismissed jurisdiction. Father exercised diligence in assuming parental responsibilities after child was removed from mother.