Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1989
Abstract
In civil child protection proceedings in the United States, children are independently represented by an advocate, usually a lawyer. A growing debate is underway as to what the role of that independent advocate ought to be and who ought to fulfil it. This paper summarizes current research in the U.S. on independent representation of the child, identifies some policy choices in defining the role of the child advocate, and suggests approaches to developing meaningful empirical measures of advocacy.
Publication Information & Recommended Citation
Duquette, Donald N. "Independent Representation of Children in Protection Proceedings." In The State as Parent: International Research Perspectives on Interventions with Young Persons, edited by Joe Hudson and Burt Galaway, 9-22. NATO ASI Series, Series D: Behavioural and Social Science 53. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989.
Comments
Reprinted from The State as Parent: International Research Perspectives on Interventions with Young Persons, 1989, pp. 9-22 with permission of Kluwer Law International