Family
Jun. 14, 2011
A Child-Centered Response to the Elkins Family Law Task Force
Appointed children's attorneys are essential to child-centered representation. By Amy M. Pellman, Robert N. Jacobs and Dara K. Reiner
SECOND IN A THREE-PART SERIES: This continues part one, which ran on Monday.
Part one argued that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires trial courts to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to appoint independent counsel to represent children when custody is at issue, to consider all relevant factors, and to create a record sufficient to support appella...
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