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Working With the Courts in Child Welfare & Domestic Violence Cases
Resources and information about State laws and information for attorneys and court personnel about serving families and children experiencing domestic violence and child abuse or neglect. Includes State and local examples.
ABA Center on Children and the Law
American Bar Association
Seeks to improve the laws, policies, and judicial procedures affecting children by supporting legal representation for youth, facilitating coordination between attorneys and caseworkers, reducing court delays, and providing training to court professionals involved in child welfare.
Assessing and Treating Child Victims of Domestic Violence
Goodmark
ABA Child Law Practice, 21(10), 2002
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Suggests that lawyers and advocates for children should ensure child witnesses are assessed for physical, behavioral, emotional, and cognitive problems by a trained professional so appropriate intervention can be offered. Discusses the role of the advocate in protecting the child's progress in treatment.
A Balanced Approach to Handling Domestic Violence in Child Welfare Cases
Goodmark
ABA Child Law Practice, 20(5), 2001
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Specific instructions for attorneys representing different parties in domestic violence proceedings. Notes State and local efforts to form collaborative programs between child protective services agencies and domestic violence service providers to develop practice guidelines.
Child Welfare and the Law
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This resource list provides the addresses and phone numbers of organizations that maintain information for professionals about legal issues regarding child welfare. A short description of each organization is included. The organizations address children's rights, the prosecution of child abuse, state court proceedings, child welfare policy analysis, and advocacy.
Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence
Discusses legal measures to protect children who may be harmed by witnessing acts of domestic violence in their homes.
Court Collaboration in Family Violence Cases
Goodmark
ABA Child Law Practice, 20(12), 2002
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Explores strategies to foster collaboration between courts with overlapping jurisdictional responsibilities to provide better services, protection, and oversight for families and children; reviews and discusses the special roles and attributes of domestic violence courts; and presents ways they can interact cooperatively.
Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies
Roberts (Ed.) (2002)
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Examines promising and effective policies, programs, intervention strategies, and legal remedies for dealing with domestic violence, including criminal justice and legal system responses and health and mental health interventions.
A Judicial Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (PDF - 520 KB)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (2006)
This brief discusses the effects on children and youth of exposure to violence and summarizes promising community collaborations that employ a multidisciplinary approach in responding to children’s exposure to violence. Also see the checklist. (PDF - 184 KB)
Practice Implications at the Intersection: Domestic Violence in Family and Child Welfare Courts
National Association of Counsel for Children (2005)
In State of the Art Advocacy for Children, Youth, and Families
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Examines the overlap; stresses the need for coordination among agencies, courts, and other services for victims; describes a three-step process for balancing child safety with safety and empowerment of battered parents; and explains key considerations for decision-making in cases.
Strategies for Handling Cases Where Children Witness Domestic Violence
Turkel & Shaw
American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) Update, 16(2), 2003
Discusses elements that should be included in service and safety plans, such as counseling for battered women and their children, long-term shelter to independence programs, job training, parenting classes, life skills and long-term transition services, and court-mandated batterer intervention programs.
The Use of Domestic Violence Advocates in Juvenile Court: Lessons From the Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence
Maze, Klein, & Lederman
Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 54(4), 2003
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Describes a national demonstration project in which victims are identified and assigned an advocate who provides a variety of services, including helping them achieve safe environments for themselves and their children, and makes recommendations for communities seeking to implement a similar program.
When a Parent is a Batterer: Understanding and Working With Abusive Fathers
Goodmark
ABA Child Law Practice, 22(8), 2003
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Provides an overview for lawyers, judges, and child welfare professionals of the parental role of men who batter and their impact on the dynamics and relationships within families, and profiles programs that work with violent men to improve their parenting skills.
Working From Inside and Outside Institutions: How Safety Audits Can Help Courts' Decision Making Around Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment
Pence & McMahon
Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 54(4), 2003
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Provides a detailed overview of the safety audit model, describes how safety audits are currently being used in the field, and discusses how courts can incorporate findings into decision-making.
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State and local examples
Domestic Violence Advocacy in Dependency Court: The Miami-Dade Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence (DCIPFV) Handbook
Maze, Aaron, & Lederman (2005)
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Describes the development, implementation, and daily operations of the DCIPFV, a program based on the concept that the goals of protecting maltreated children and their battered mothers are complementary and that collaboration between battered women's advocates and child welfare representatives is key to increasing the safety of both adult and child victims of abuse.
Families in Court for Child Protection and Domestic Violence (PDF - 109 KB)
Hurst (2003)
Introduces the "Greenbook" (Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice) to Ohio juvenile and family courts and discusses reasons for coordinating efforts to combat these co-occurring problems. Also describes the experience of communities that have implemented selected Greenbook recommendations.
The Nexus Between Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: A View From the Courts
Lederman, Malik, & Aaron
Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts, 2, 2000
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Describes a collaborative effort led by the judiciary, key systems, and agencies in Florida to address the phenomenon of these co-occurring problems via a two-pronged strategy: conducting comprehensive assessments of children to identify and respond to their needs and helping battered mothers recover from their own victimization and regain the ability to protect themselves and their children.
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