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Articles From Judge Martin Mengarelli

Help Support Our Caseworkers By Judge Martin Mengarelli Child Law, April 2022 The most overlooked and underappreciated asset of a juvenile abuse case is the caseworker.
Follow-Up Interview With the Honorable Martin Mengarelli By Hon. Martin Mengarelli Child Law, October 2020 Hon. Martin Mengarelli reflects on his tenure as a juvenile judge and offers his thoughts on the juvenile justice system.
Preserving Immunity for GALs in Juvenile Abuse Cases By Judge Martin Mengarelli Child Law, August 2019 In Nichols v. Fahrenkamp, the Illinois Supreme Court addressed the issue of quasi-judicial immunity for guardians ad litem.
The rebuttable presumption of depravity in the Adoption Act: A closer look By Judge Martin Mengarelli Child Law, April 2019 There is a great deal of confusion around the concept of the rebuttable presumption of depravity as it relates to unfitness under the Adoption Act.

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