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Liberty And Lawyers In Child Protection, Donald N. Duquette

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The distinguishing feature of the juvenile or family court which sets it apart from, all other elements of the child protection system is that the court acts as arbiter of personal liberty. When society at large, through child protective services, attempts to intervene in the private life of a family on behalf of a child, the court must assure that the rights of the parents, the rights of the child, and the rights of. the society are protected and are abridged only after full and fair and objective court process. Only the court can abridge these personal rights in other …