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1. Children's Decision-Making Competency: Misunderstanding Piaget., Thomas D. Lyon
1. Children's Decision-Making Competency: Misunderstanding Piaget., Thomas D. Lyon
Thomas D. Lyon
Children's decision making ability is important in a number of areas in the law. A child's competence to decide affects how her actions and opinions are evaluated in family court proceedings, dependency actions, delinquency cases, and civil suits.