Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
Few areas of the law are as personally rewarding as child welfarethat is, representing children, parents, or a government agency in cases of alleged child abuse and neglect. Few areas of the law provide a greater opportunity to make a tremendous difference in the lives of individuals. Few areas of the law are as intellectually challenging, fast developing, and dynamic as child welfare. Until recently the child welfare field was demeaned as "kiddie law"-not worthy of the intellectual and advocacy talents of the best of America's lawyers. The field is steadily being transformed, however, from a sleepy, assembly-line processing of cases to real problem solving and advocacy on behalf of children or their parents.
Recommended Citation
Duquette, Donald N. "Kiddie Law Is Growing Up: Board Certification in Child Welfare Law." GP Solo 25, no. 3 (2008): 52-55.
Comments
2008, Published in GP Solo 25, no. 3, April/May (2008), by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association