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Self-Definition In The Constitution Of Faith And Family, David D. Meyer Apr 2002

Self-Definition In The Constitution Of Faith And Family, David D. Meyer

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Love And Work: A Response To Vicki Schultz's Life's Work, Martha M. Ertman Jan 2002

Love And Work: A Response To Vicki Schultz's Life's Work, Martha M. Ertman

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Parenting In The Face Of Prejudice: The Need For Representation For Parents With Mental Illness, Leigh S. Goodmark Jan 2002

Parenting In The Face Of Prejudice: The Need For Representation For Parents With Mental Illness, Leigh S. Goodmark

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The Basics Of Getting Started - Who, What, When, Where, And How?, Leigh S. Goodmark Jan 2002

The Basics Of Getting Started - Who, What, When, Where, And How?, Leigh S. Goodmark

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Before you open the doors of your school-based legal clinic, you need to answer some fundamental questions about how your clinic will operate. This section poses those questions and suggests a range of answers based on the experiences of lawyers who have established and/or are currently working in school-based clinics. Consider it a guide to assist you in getting your own clinic started. For further clarification on specific topics, refer to subsequent sections of the book where they are addressed in more detail.


Adding Value To Families: The Potential Of Model Family Courts, Jane M. Spinak Jan 2002

Adding Value To Families: The Potential Of Model Family Courts, Jane M. Spinak

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The Harlem Community Justice Center (Justice Center) officially opened in July 2000 with all the fanfare of a major civic event. The Chief Judge of the State of New York, Judith Kaye, and the Mayor of the City of New York, Rudolph Guiliani, were keynote speakers, lauding the combined efforts of private administrators and public officials in reopening a deteriorating but magnificent 1892 court building in the center of Harlem. The ceremony began and ended with gospel sung by the Addicts Rehabilitation Center Choir, a musical reflection of one component of the Justice Center's jurisdiction. The new Juvenile Intervention Court …


Why They Won't Take The Money: Black Grandparents And The Success Of Informal Kinship Care, Sonia M. Gipson Rankin Jan 2002

Why They Won't Take The Money: Black Grandparents And The Success Of Informal Kinship Care, Sonia M. Gipson Rankin

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In this note, Ms. Gipson Rankin discusses kinship care as an alternative to placing children into foster care. For generations, particularly in the Black community, grandparents and other older relatives have played a crucial role in raising the children of younger relatives when they have become unable or unwilling to raise the children themselves. This system, known as kinship care, has ensured that thousands of American children are cared for and raised by members of their own families. The note explores the history and nature of the kinship care system, and analyzes federal and state policies that impact the system. …


Marital Commitment And The Legal Regulation Of Divorce, Elizabeth S. Scott Jan 2002

Marital Commitment And The Legal Regulation Of Divorce, Elizabeth S. Scott

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The question of the appropriate role of law in regulating marriage and divorce is the subject of much controversy in the United States – a raging battle of the “Culture Wars” (Hunter, 1991). On one side are social conservatives, who view divorce and family instability as an important source of societal decline. These advocates of “family values” adopt a somewhat punitive tone, arguing that the family can be saved only if the government restricts divorce, by reinstituting fault grounds and discouraging unhappy spouses from selfishly defecting from their responsibilities. Liberals tend to oppose all restrictions on divorce, partly on the …


What Family For The 21st Century?, David D. Meyer, Harry D. Krause Jan 2002

What Family For The 21st Century?, David D. Meyer, Harry D. Krause

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