November 2013

Children

Restoring Parental Rights after an Adoption is Finalized

Dawn J. Post

A look at one cause of broken adoptions—the death or infirmity of an older adoptive caregiver. This article explores one approach to curbing broken adoptions—reinstating parental rights after an adoption is finalized.

Children

Considering Childhood Trauma in the Juvenile Justice System: Guidance for Attorneys and Judges

Renee VandenWallBake

Handling youth in the juvenile justice system often requires a trauma-informed approach that recognizes that childhood trauma may be at the heart of the child's offense.

Children

Calculating the Risk: Child Sexual Assault

Newswise

Affluent girls living in two-parent homes are much less likely to be sexually assaulted than other female youth, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Children

Using Narratives and Narrative Event Practices in Interviews with Children

Julie Kenniston

Expert tips on using narrative event practice in child interviews.

Children

Foster Parents Could Consent to Abortion for Minor Whose Parental Rights Had Been Terminated

District court properly denied foster youth’s petition to authorize her to obtain an abortion where her birth parents’ rights had been terminated and her foster parents best stood in place of them regarding consent for an abortion.

Children

Removing Father from Home Violated Parents’ Due Process Rights

Parents’ procedural due process rights were violated when they were asked to agree to a safety plan requiring the father to leave the home, on threat of a dependency petition, with no notice of procedural safeguards they had to contest the plan.