Working with the Courts in Child Protection.

Intro -- WORKING WITH THE COURTS IN CHILD PROTECTION -- WORKING WITH THE COURTS IN CHILD PROTECTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PRIMARY AUTHOR -- CONTRIBUTOR -- REVIEWERS -- TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANEL -- Chapter 1 PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW -- Chapter 2 THE COURT SYSTEM AND CHILD PROTECTIONS -- JURISDICTION -- JUVENILE COURT -- The Focus of Juvenile Courts -- How Juvenile Courts Are Different from Other Courts -- SPECIALIZED COURTS -- Family Courts -- Drug Courts -- Juvenile and Family Drug Courts -- POWERS OF THE COURT -- Power to Subpoena Witnesses -- Power to Subpoena Documents and Records -- Power to Assist CPS Investigations -- Power to Make a Negative "Reasonable Efforts" Determination -- Power to Hold Individuals in Contempt -- Power to Order Treatment -- Inherent Power of the Position -- THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN CHILD MALTREATMENT CASES -- The Right to Family Integrity -- The Right to Notice of the Proceedings -- The Right to a Hearing -- The Right to Counsel -- The Right to a Jury Trial -- The CAPTA requirement of a Guardian ad Litem or court-appointed special advocate -- The Entitlement to Reasonable Efforts -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN CHILD MALTREATMENT LEGISLATION AND CASEWORKER PRACTICE -- THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT -- THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT -- THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT -- THE ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND CHILD WELFARE ACT -- THE ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT -- THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 THE JUVENILE COURT PROCESS -- THE PETITION FOR REMOVAL -- Content of Petitions -- Filing and Serving Petitions -- Petitions and Removals -- Continuances, Adjournments, Postponements, and Delays -- THE INITIAL HEARING -- Parties to Be Present at Initial Hearings -- Issues Addressed at the Initial Hearing.

PRETRIAL CONFERENCES -- DISCOVERY -- THE ADJUDICATION HEARING -- Parent Testimony -- Burden of Proof -- Order -- THE DISPOSITION HEARING -- Court Report -- The Case Plan -- The Placement Decision -- REVIEW HEARINGS -- Review Hearing Report -- Timing of Review Hearings -- THE PERMANENCY HEARING -- The Placement Decision -- Permanency Hearing Reports -- Timing of Permanency Hearings -- TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS -- Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights -- Ending the Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Parents -- Termination of Parental Rights Petitions and Service -- Termination of Parental Rights Trials -- Mediation -- Burden of Proof and Best Interest Issues -- ADOPTIONS -- Post-Termination Reviews -- The Multi-Ethnic Placement Act -- The Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance -- Adoption Assistance Subsidies -- Post-Adoption Services -- APPEALS -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 THE CRIMINAL COURT PROCESS -- ARREST, BAIL AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF RELEASE -- PRELIMINARY HEARINGS -- DISCOVERY -- PLEA BARGAINING -- TRIAL -- Chapter 6 DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES AND OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS -- CUSTODY AND DIVORCE HEARINGS -- CPS Involvement in Custody Cases -- Family Courts -- Case Management and Services -- Child Support -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEARINGS -- EXHIBIT 6-1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS -- MENTAL HEALTH HEARINGS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF COURT RECORDS -- SUITS AGAINST CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS AND AGENCIES -- CLASS ACTIONS AGAINST AGENCIES -- End Notes -- Chapter 7 GOING TO COURT -- THE RULES OF EVIDENCE -- Types of Evidence -- The Hearsay Rule and Exceptions -- EXPERT TESTIMONY -- COURT REPORTS -- TESTIFYING -- Preparation for Testimony -- Guidelines for Testifying -- EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS -- CHILDREN'S TESTIMONY -- The Decision to Call a Child to Testify -- Credibility of a Child's Testimony.

Supporting Child Witnesses in the Courtroom -- Standards for Testifying by Alternative Means -- JUDGES' EXPECTATIONS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS -- Engaging Clients in the Court Process -- Working Effectively with Others -- Arriving on Time -- Knowing the Law and Following Court Rules -- Preparing Court Orders -- End Notes -- Chapter 8 WORKING WITH THE COURTS -- UNDERSTANDING JUDGES -- WHAT CASEWORKERS CAN DO TO EFFECT CHANGE IN THE COURT -- Interacting and Building Positive Working Relationships with Judges -- Effecting Change in the Court -- Working with Problem Judges -- End Notes -- Chapter 9 COURT IMPROVEMENT AND BEST PRACTICES -- CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEWS AND THE COURTS -- PEW COMMISSION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE -- BEST PRACTICES -- The State CIP -- The Model Courts Project -- The Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act -- The Toolkit Project -- JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP -- Court Operations -- Interactions with Other Stakeholders -- Advocacy for Abused and Neglected Children -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- APPENDIX A - GLOSSARY OF TERMS -- APPENDIX B - RESOURCE LISTINGS OF SELECTED NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH CHILD MALTREATMENT -- CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS -- American Humane Association Children's Division -- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children -- American Public Human Services Association -- AVANCE Family Support and Education Program -- Child Welfare League of America -- National Association of Counsel for Children -- National Black Child Development Institute -- National Center for State Courts -- National Children's Advocacy Center -- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges -- National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association -- National Indian Child Welfare Association -- Youth Law Center -- NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS.

National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues -- National Resource Center for Adoption -- National Resource Center for Child Protective Services -- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody -- National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS -- Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance -- Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children -- PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS -- National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds -- Prevent Child Abuse America -- Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus -- COMMUNITY PARTNERS -- The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives -- Family Support America -- National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse -- National Fatherhood Initiative -- FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC -- Childhelp USA -- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children -- Parents Anonymous -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- Child Welfare Information Gateway -- APPENDIX C- STATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR REPORTING CHILD ABUSE -- APPENDIX D - GUIDELINES FOR CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES CASEWORKERS FOR PERMANENCY AND REVIEW HEARINGS -- INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE PRESENT AT BOTH PERMANENCY AND REVIEW HEARINGS -- QUESTIONS FOR ALL CASES: WHAT ARE THE CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS? -- FOR THE PERMANENCY HEARING -- FOR REVIEW HEARINGS THAT FOLLOW PERMANENCY HEARINGS OR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARINGS -- APPENDIX E- LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ISSUES SUGGESTED BY THE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW PERFORMANCE INDICATORS -- I. SAFETY -- II. PERMANENCY -- III. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING -- IV. STATEWIDE INFORMATION SYSTEM -- V. CASE REVIEW SYSTEM -- VI. QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM -- VII. TRAINING -- VIII. SERVICE ARRAY -- IX. AGENCY RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COMMUNITY.

XI. FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENT LICENSING, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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