Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
A national consensus is emerging that zealous legal representation of parents is crucial in ensuring that the child welfare system produces just outcomes for children. National groups, inclucing the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, and the National Association of Counsel for Children, have been outspoken on the need to strengthen legal advocacy on behalf of parents, and a number of states-including Colorado, Connecticut,' and Washington7 have initiated efforts to comprehensively reform their systems of appointing lawyers for indigent parents to better serve families. A national movement is afoot to ensure that all parents, regardless of income, receive assistance from effective, adequately compensated attorneys in all cases.
Recommended Citation
Sankaran, Vivek. "A Hidden Crisis: The Need to Strengthen Representation of Parents in Child Protective Proceedings." Mich. B. J. 89, no. 10 (2010): 36-9.