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2016

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Full-Text Articles in Family Law

Best To Be Seen And Heard: A Child's Right To Appeal Termination Of Parental Rights, Anne E. Goodgame Jan 2016

Best To Be Seen And Heard: A Child's Right To Appeal Termination Of Parental Rights, Anne E. Goodgame

Georgia Law Review

Children are extremely vulnerable members of society, especially when they are involved in family court cases, such as dependency or termination of parental right's hearings. Fortunately, a growing awareness of the legal rights of children has led to children being deemed parties to these family court cases, being appointed an attorney, and being granted the right to be present and voice their opinions. However, children are still being denied the ability to take complete advantage of the rights due to them as parties to the legal proceeding, specifically the right to appeal the family court judge's order to terminate the …

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Nonmarital Families And The Legal System's Institutional Failures, Clare Huntington Jan 2016

Nonmarital Families And The Legal System's Institutional Failures, Clare Huntington

Faculty Scholarship

As along-time critic of family law, I find it odd to be singing the system's praises. And yet I am. Sort of. In this issue of the Family Law Quarterly, which addresses cohabitation and nonmarital families, I want to focus on what happens when relationships end. For all its shortcomings, family law provides an institution to help divorcing couples restructure their families following the end of relationships. For nonmarital families, not so much. Unmarried parents theoretically can go to court when they separate, but most do not. Thus., as a practical matter, the legal system leaves unmarried parents without an …

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