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Articles on Child Law

Case Law Updates By Kathryn Bischoff Child Law, February 2000 Mother appealed a termination of her parental rights. Appellate Court held the finding that mother had not made reasonable progress toward return of her children was against the manifest of the evidence. Reversed.
Juvenile justice system and children with disabilities By Sam Park Child Law, February 2000 Children with disabilities today represent a disproportionate majority in the juvenile justice system.
She’s snorting for two: potential sanctions against pregnant women who use drugs in Illinois By Jon M. Theisen Child Law, February 2000 Cocaine use constricts umbilical arteries and closes off or decreases an unborn child's access to oxygen.
The hearing officers of the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County By Lawrence Grazian Child Law, December 1999 The Hearing Officer Program in Juvenile Court is a work in progress. Since its inception, the program has consistently evolved.
Opinions on welfare reform By Richard N. Porter Child Law, December 1999 I interviewed a welfare mother to get a sense of what welfare recipients thought about welfare reform.
View from the bench By Judge Sophia H. Hall Child Law, December 1999 Do we as adults have a responsibility for children other than those in our family?
Children’s assistance programs Young Lawyers Division, October 1999 Over lunch one day at the Hickory Pit Restaurant, a good friend and colleague, John Fallon, told me about an organization that he actively supports and the inspiring story its founder, Ann Deuel. Ms. Deuel, guided by a divine sense of purpose, established Jamal Place, Inc., a not-for-profit agency established for children to provide therapeutic group home care for behavior disordered and socially or emotionally disturbed preteen and adolescents.
First plenary session: The legal community’s perspective Child Law, September 1999 Each speaker at the first plenary session presented a different part of the legal community's perspective on the issues facing the juvenile justice system.
Introduction Child Law, September 1999 In May 1997, following the suggestion of past President Ralph Gabric, the Illinois State Bar Association joined with Loyola University School of Law to present a symposium designed to address the needs of children in the juvenile justice system.
Keynote address Child Law, September 1999 The keynote address was presented by Judge Thomas Hornsby, Past President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and former chair of the ISBA Child Law Section Council.
Illinois State Bar Association Task Force on Attorneys for Minor Children By Robert K. Downs & John T. Phillips Family Law, June 1999 In the past 10 years the general public and the legal community have become much more sensitive to the issue of children's involvement in the legal system in the areas of divorce, custody, visitation, support and paternity.
Juvenile confessions By Randy Roberts Child Law, June 1999 The following outline is intended to assist juvenile law practitioners understand recent statutory amendments to the Juvenile Court Act and case law decisions pertaining to the admissibility of juvenile confessions.
The many roles of a juvenile probation officer By Christi Johnson Child Law, April 1999 A juvenile probation officer (JPO) is many things to many people. To look at the world through the eyes of a JPO, you would see young boys and girls trying to find themselves.
Scope statement Child Law, April 1999 Child Law Section Council: To inform all lawyers practicing in the areas of Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Law of the current and significant developments in those areas; to review, monitor and propose legislation which impacts Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Law.
Should the state’s attorney have the power to divert children from diversion? By Shane Temple Child Law, April 1999 This is an article in an ongoing cooperation between the ISBA Child Law Section, Northern Illinois University College of Law, and the students of Professor Lawrence Schlam's Child Law Seminar in publishing at least one article in each issue of the section newsletter on practical and informative current topics of interest to Child Law practitioners in Illinois.
Child to concrete cage: Solution du jour to greater violence-younger child syndrome By Frank Rago Child Law, February 1999 A recent study has found additional causative factors explaining why many children will advance no further than to a concrete cage, the solution du jour.
Drug testing in schools: A guide for Illinois school boards By Amy Merritt Child Law, February 1999 This is an article in an ongoing cooperation between the ISBA Child Law Section, Northern Illinois University College of Law, and the students of Professor Lawrence Schlam's Child Law Seminar in publishing at least one article in each issue of the section newsletter on practical and informative current topics of interest to Child Law practitioners in Ilinois.
Illinois’ new child welfare law By James R. Covington, III Child Law, February 1999 In conjunction with or at any time after the filing of a 2-13 petition, the state's attorney, the guardian ad litem, or DCFS may file a motion requesting a finding that reasonable efforts to reunify a minor with his or her parent or parents are no longer required and should cease.

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