Law Review Articles / Treatises / Other Writings

  1. Sarah Dina Moore Alba, Searching for the "Civil Gideon": Procedural Due Process and the Juvenile Right to Counsel in Termination Proceedings, 13 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 1079 (May 2011).

  2. Barbara Atwood, Representing Children Who Can't or Won't Direct Counsel: Best Interests Lawing or No Lawyer At All?, 53 Ariz. L. Rev. 381 (Summer 2011).

  3. Jennifer Bellah, Appointing Counsel for the Child in Actions to Terminate Parental Rights, 70 Cal. L. Rev. 481 (1982).

  4. Michael Dale & Louis Reidenberg, The Kids Aren't Alright: Every Child Should Have An Attorney in Child Welfare Proceedings in Florida, 36 Nova L. Rev. 345 (Spring 2012), available at https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nlr/vol36/iss2/3/.

  5. Michael Dale & Louis Reidenberg, Providing Attorneys for Children in Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in Florida: The Issue Updated, 35 Nova L. Rev. 305 (Spring 2011), available at https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/51072202.pdf.

  6. Donald N. Duquette, Child Representation in America: Progress Report from the National Quality Improvement Center, 46 Fam. L.Q. 87 (Spring 2012).  

  7. Donald N. Duquette, Legal Representation for Children in Protection Proceedings: Two Distinct Lawyer Roles Are Required, 34 Fam. L.Q. 441 (2000)

  8. Judge Leonard Edwards, Representation of Parents and Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases: The Importance of Early Appointment, Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 63(2) (Spring 2012), available at https://www.ils.ny.gov/files/Representation%20Of%20Parents%20And%20Children%20In%20Abuse%20And%20Neglect%20Cases%20-%20The%20Importance%20of%20Early%20Appointment.pdf.

  9. Judge Leonard Edwards, Improving Juvenile Dependency Courts, Juv. and Fam. Ct. J. (1997), available at http://nc.casaforchildren.org/files/public/community/judges/March_2011/Edwards_1.pdf.

  10. Linda Elrod, Child Custody Practice and Procedure Database, Child Custody Prac. & Proc. § 12:4 (updated October 2009).

  11. Linda D. Elrod, Client-Directed Lawyers for Children: It Is the "Right" Thing to Do, 27 Pace L. Rev. 869 (2007), available at http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/plr/vol27/iss4/12/.

  12. Linda Elrod, Counsel for the Child in Custody Disputes - The Time Is Now, 26 Fam. L.Q. 53 (1992), available at http://washburnlaw.edu/profiles/faculty/activity/_fulltext/elrod-linda-1992-26familylawquarterly53.pdf.

  13. Barbara Glesner Fines, Almost Pro-Bono: Judicial Appointments of Attorneys in Juvenile and Child Dependency Actions, 72 UMKC L. Rev. 337 (2003), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1010186.

  14. Cynthia Godsoe, All in the Family: Towards a New Representational Model for Parents and Children, 24 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 303 (Spring 2011).

  15. Josh Gupta-Kagan, America's Hidden Foster Care System, 72 Stan. L. Rev. 841 (Apr. 2020), available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3437849.

  16. Amy Harfeld, Twenty Years of Progress in Advocating for a Child’s Right to Counsel, ABA Children’s Committee (March 22, 2019), available at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/articles/2019/spring2019-twenty-years-of-progress-in-advocating-for-a-childs-right-to-counsel/.  

  17. Shireen Husain, A Voice For The Voiceless: A Child's Right To Legal Representation In Dependency Proceedings, 79 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 232 (Nov. 2010), available at http://groups.law.gwu.edu/LR/ArticlePDF/79-1-Husain.pdf.

  18. Ira Lustbader and Erik Pitchal, Implementation of the Right to Counsel for Children in Juvenile Court Dependency Proceedings: Lessons From Kenny A, 36 Nova L. Rev. 407 (Spring 2012)

  19. Suparna Malempati, Beyond Paternalism: The Role of Counsel for Children in Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, 11 U. N.H. L. Rev. 97, 99 (2013), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2254033.

  20. Suparna Malempati, The Illusion of Due Process for Children in Dependency Proceedings, 44 Cumb. L. Rev. 181 (2013-14).

  21. Sarah L. Marx, Seen But Not Heard: Advocating for Children in New York State, 25 Touro L.R. 491 (2009), available at http://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1363&context=lawreview.

  22. Massachusetts Division of Child and Family Law, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Summary of Bill Re Extending Court Jurisdiction and Right to Counsel to Include 18-22 Y.O.'s (Oct. 2010), available at http://www.publiccounsel.net/practice_areas/cafl_pages/cafl_news.html (follow link under "Gov. Patrick Signs Law Extending Court Jurisdiction to 18-22 Year Olds").

  23. Erin Shea McCann and Casey Trupin, Kenny A Does Not Live Here: Efforts in Washington State to Improve Legal Representation for Children in Foster Care, 36 Nova L. Rev. 363 (Spring 2012), available at https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=nlr.

  24. Miriam C. Meyer-Thompson, Wanted: Forever Home: Achieving Permanent Outcomes for Nevada's Foster Children, 14 Nev. L.J. 268 (Fall 2013), available at http://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1533&context=nlj.

  25. William Wesley Patton, It Matters Not What Is But What Might Have Been: The Standard of Appellate Review for Denial of Counsel in Child Dependency and Parental Severance Trials, 12 Whittier L. Rev. 537 (1991), available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1434516.

  26. William Wesley Patton, Standards of Appellate Review for Denial of Counsel and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Child Protection and Parental Severance Trials, 27 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 195 (1996), available at https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2534&context=luclj.

  27. Erik Pitchal, Children's' Constitutional Rights to Counsel in Dependency Cases, 15 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 663 (2005-2006).

  28. Jennifer K. Pokempner, Riya Saha Shah, Mark F. Houldin, Michael J. Dale, and Robert G. Schwartz, The Legal Significance of Adolescent Development On the Right To Counsel: Establishing the Constitutional Right To Counsel for Teens in Child Welfare Matters and Assuring a Meaningful Right To Counsel in Delinquency Matters, 47 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 529 (Summer 2012), available for purchase at https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/hcrcl47&div=18&id=&page=. 

  29. Catherine J. Ross, From Vulnerability to Voice: Appointing Counsel for Children in Civil Litigation, 64 Fordham L. Rev. 1571 (1996), available at https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol64/iss4/15/.

  30. Jacob Ethan Smiles, A Child's Due Process Right to Legal. Counsel in Abuse and Neglect Dependency Proceedings, 37 Fam. L.Q. 485 (2003).

  31. LaShanda Taylor, A Lawyer for Every Child: Client-Directed Representation in Dependency Cases, 47 Fam. Ct. Rev. 605 (2009),  available at http://www.improvechildrep.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Mftflv7LJyM%3d&tabid=85.

  32. Elizabeth Mills Viney, The Right to Counsel in Parental Rights Termination Cases: How a Clear and Consistent Legal Standard Would Better Protect Indigent Families, 63 SMU L. Rev. 1403 (2010).

  33. Lois A. Weinberg, Carl Weinberg & Nancy M. Shea, Advocacy's Role in Identifying Dysfunctions in Agencies Serving Abused and Neglected Children, 2 Child Maltreatment 212 (1997), available at http://www.improvechildrep.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lq7LPXsqt24%3D&tabid=85.