Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Access to courts (1)
- Child custody (1)
- Child representation (1)
- Child right to counsel (1)
- Civil justice (1)
-
- Criminal justice (1)
- Dependency proceedings (1)
- Discretionary appointment of counsel (1)
- Discrimination (1)
- Exploitation (1)
- Gender (1)
- House bill 1219 (1)
- Judicial discretion (1)
- Justice (1)
- Observational study (1)
- Parent counsel (1)
- Parental rights (1)
- Race (1)
- State intervention (1)
- Termination of parental rights (1)
- Washington state (1)
- Washington state child protective services (1)
- Washington state dependency proceedings (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Courts
Judicial Discretion Is Advised: The Lack Of Discretionary Appointments Of Counsel For Children In Washington State Dependency Proceedings, Marisa Forthun
Judicial Discretion Is Advised: The Lack Of Discretionary Appointments Of Counsel For Children In Washington State Dependency Proceedings, Marisa Forthun
Washington Law Review Online
State agencies initiate dependency proceedings when a child is alleged, often due to parental neglect or abuse, to be a dependent of the state. The state must intervene “[w]hen parents do not comply with [Child Protective Services] requirements, or when the state believes the child is at too great a risk to remain at home even if parents were to comply with services.” Dependency proceedings usually take place in juvenile courts and involve the local state agency, the parents, and the child. After the government files a petition alleging circumstances of neglect or abuse, “[t]he court issues temporary orders regarding …
2021: How Gender And Race Affect Justice Now - Final Report, Justice Sheryl Gordon Mccloud, Dana Raigrodski, Sierra Rotakhina, Kelley Amburgey-Richardson
2021: How Gender And Race Affect Justice Now - Final Report, Justice Sheryl Gordon Mccloud, Dana Raigrodski, Sierra Rotakhina, Kelley Amburgey-Richardson
Books
In 1989, the Washington Supreme Court’s Task Force on Gender and Justice in the Courts produced a groundbreaking report on the impact of gender on selected areas of the law. It concluded that gender did affect the availability of justice. We – the Washington State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission – are a product of that report and its recommendations. Now, in 2021, we have completed our follow-up study.
Our legal and social science research, our data collection, and our independent pilot projects all led us to the same frustrating conclusion about the effect of gender in Washington State …