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The Kids Aren't Alright: Every Child Should Have an Attorney in Child Welfare Proceedings in Florida
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2012
Abstract
This article is a continuation of a discussion as to why, as a matter of Florida constitutional law, public policy, and professional ethics, Florida's children need independent attorneys from the inception of all dependency and termination of parental rights cases to their completion. It is based upon events which have occurred since the authors' last article on this topic in the Nova Law Review, including the Barahona case, the resolution by the American Bar Association (ABA) in August 2011 at its Annual Convention in Toronto adopting the ABA Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings (Model Act), and a series of comments, pronouncements, and policy statements by Florida State officials and advocates.
Publication Title (Abbreviation)
Nova L. Rev.
First Page
345
NSUWorks Citation
Michael J. Dale and Louis M. Reidenberg,
The Kids Aren't Alright: Every Child Should Have an Attorney in Child Welfare Proceedings in Florida, 36
Nova L. Rev.
345
(2012),
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/law_facarticles/17