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Interviewing The Child, Donald N. Duquette, Janet Stubbs
Interviewing The Child, Donald N. Duquette, Janet Stubbs
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The attorney representing a child needs to gather considerable information about his client. He needs to know the nature of the child's home environment, his present placement, his condition and adaptation to placement if the child is out of the home, his reasonable preferences for placement. He needs to know the age of the child, the child's capabilities and limitations, the number of siblings, the make-up of the family, the circumstances which led to removal, the legal and social alternatives available to the child and his family.
Interstate Enforcement Of Child Protection Orders, Donald N. Duquette
Interstate Enforcement Of Child Protection Orders, Donald N. Duquette
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Child protection orders issued by local courts are sometimes violated. As long as the children and the other parties involved remain within the court's jurisdiction, enforcement problems, although they exist, are less complicated than the problems presented when the child is out of the court's jurisdiction. A child may be removed from the jurisdiction during visitation, contrary to the court's order. A child, visiting in another jurisdiction, may not be returned as ordered by the court. A child placed out of the jurisdiction by the court may now be in jeopardy because of an unauthorized removal from placement or other …