Legal Ethics in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings: A Guide for Judges and Lawyers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107407510)

This 2006 book provides a fully annotated discussion of the ethical universe surrounding state-mandated and private legal disputes involving the custody and best interest of children. It surveys thousands of court cases, statutes, state bar ethics codes, Attorney General opinions and model codes regarding ethical constraints in family and dependency proceedings. The book not only analyzes ethical rules in terms of the chronology of these proceedings, it also surveys those principles for each of the primary participants - children's counsel, parents' counsel, government attorneys and judges. The book contains chapters on pre-hearing alternative dispute resolution, motion and trial practice, appellate procedures and separation of powers. Finally, the book provides a complete child abuse case file with a comprehensive analysis of the inherent ethical issues.

Author: William Wesley Patton
ISBN-10: 1107407516
ISBN-13: 9781107407510
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d