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Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases: Advice and Guidance for Family Defenders
By Martin Guggenheim and Vivek Subramanian Sankaran
Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases: Advice and Guidance for Family Defenders
By Martin Guggenheim and Vivek Subramanian Sankaran
Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases is a guide for attorneys representing parents accused of parental unfitness due to abuse or neglect. Competent legal representation is often the sole support a parent has when working with the child welfare system. This book provides practical tips for attorneys at each stage of the process.
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Leading experts provide insights into every step of the legal process, from the initial interview with the parent(s), through court hearings, to issues attendant to the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry System. Parents’ attorney’s must be prepared to navigate the obstacles created by the emotional nature of this work.
Representing parents can be a lonely job, and natural biases against an accused parent can create additional obstacles from judicial officers, opposing counsel, social workers and service providers who are typically charged with assisting the reunification process. On the other side, competent legal representation often is the sole consistent support a parent has when he or she is pulled the child welfare system.This book offers practical, hands-on tips for attorneys at each stage of the process
Product Details
Co-sponsors
Center on Children and the Law
Publishers
ABA Book Publishing
ISBN
9781634252973
UPC Code
9781634252973
Page Count
500
Product Code
1620699
Trim Size
7 x 10 Paperback
Publication Date
11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
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