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Rethinking Foster Care: Why Our Current Approach To Child Welfare Has Failed, Vivek Sankaran, Christopher Church Apr 2020

Rethinking Foster Care: Why Our Current Approach To Child Welfare Has Failed, Vivek Sankaran, Christopher Church

SMU Law Review Forum

Over the past decade, the child welfare system has expanded, with vast public and private resources being spent on the system. Despite this investment, there is scant evidence suggesting a meaningful return on investment. This Article argues that without a change in the values held by the system, increased funding will not address the public health problems of child abuse and neglect.


Standing In The Way Of Parental Rights--The Texas Supreme Court Resolves Courts Of Appeals Split In Favor Of Nonparents, Madison Bertrand Feb 2020

Standing In The Way Of Parental Rights--The Texas Supreme Court Resolves Courts Of Appeals Split In Favor Of Nonparents, Madison Bertrand

SMU Law Review Forum

No abstract provided.


Family Law, Anna K. Teller, Donald E. Teller Jr. Jan 2020

Family Law, Anna K. Teller, Donald E. Teller Jr.

SMU Annual Texas Survey

No abstract provided.