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Full-Text Articles in Legal Profession
Implementing A New City Charter: Thoughts On My Tenure As Corporation Counsel In A Time Of Transition, O. Peter Sherwood
Implementing A New City Charter: Thoughts On My Tenure As Corporation Counsel In A Time Of Transition, O. Peter Sherwood
NYLS Law Review
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Reflections On My Years As Corporation Counsel, Peter L. Zimroth
Reflections On My Years As Corporation Counsel, Peter L. Zimroth
NYLS Law Review
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The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo
The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo
NYLS Law Review
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Advocating For The Constitutional Rights Of Nonresident Fathers, Vivek Sankaran
Advocating For The Constitutional Rights Of Nonresident Fathers, Vivek Sankaran
Articles
Months after a child welaare case is petitioned, a nonresident father appears in court and requests custody of his children who are living in foster care. Little is known about the father, and immediately, the system-judge, caseworkers, and attorneys view him with suspicion and caution, inquiring about his whereabouts and his prior involvement in the children's lives. Those doubts, in turn, raise complicated questions about his legal rights to his children. As a practioner working in the child welfare system, you're likely to face this scenario. The largest percentage of child victims of abuse and neglect come from households headed …
Pressures Toward Mediocrity In The Representation Of Children, Barbara Glesner Fines
Pressures Toward Mediocrity In The Representation Of Children, Barbara Glesner Fines
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When children are the subject of dependency, adoption or guardianship proceedings, protecting those children requires attention to a variety of interests. Children need a voice: an advisor and an advocate whose judgment is unclouded by conflicting interests. Courts need information that the adult parties to the proceedings may not easily discover or willingly provide. The families and social services agencies need monitors and mediators. The attorney guardian ad litem (GAL) is, in many situations, called upon to meet all these needs. During the past decade, major academic conferences and professional organizations have devoted thousands of hours to developing standards of …