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Perpetuating The Impermanence Of Foster Children: A Critical Analysis Of Efforts To Reform The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children, Vivek Sankaran
Perpetuating The Impermanence Of Foster Children: A Critical Analysis Of Efforts To Reform The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children, Vivek Sankaran
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The importance of expediting the placement of foster children into permanent homes has emerged as a dominant theme in child welfare policy. Identifying and finalizing legally secure placements provides children with psychological stability and a sense of belonging, and limits the likelihood of future disruptions of familial relationships. Upon a child's entry into foster care, child welfare agencies, under both federal and state laws, are compelled to develop a detailed plan to ensure a child's prompt placement into such a home. If a parent is unable to rectify the conditions causing the child's placement in foster care within a year, …
Modernizing Security In Rents: The New Uniform Assignment Of Rents Act, R. Wilson Freyermuth
Modernizing Security In Rents: The New Uniform Assignment Of Rents Act, R. Wilson Freyermuth
Missouri Law Review
This Article explains the provisions of the UARA and encourages its prompt adoption in states that presently lack comprehensive statutes governing security interests in rents. Part I provides a general background about state mortgage law and the nature of the mortgagee's right to rents arising from the mortgaged premises, as well as the general impact of the federal Bankruptcy Code upon a mortgagee's security interest in rents. In Part II, the Article highlights four problem areas that have produced substantial litigation and uncertainty about the enforceability of security interests in rents in the bankruptcy context. These are (a) the proper …