NON-DELINQUENT CHILD IN JUVENILE COURT - A DIGEST OF CASE LAW

• NCJ Number: 19688
• Author(s): E W BROWNE; L PENNY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 110 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Max C Fleischmann Foundation
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE FOR JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL, THIS TEXT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CASE LAW ON SUCH AREAS AS JURISDICTION, PROCEDURES, AND DISPOSITION AN NON-DELINQUENT JUVENILE COURT CASES.

Abstract

THIS TEXT IS CONCERNED WITH THE JUVENILE COURT'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN CASES INVOLVING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN, SUCH AS CHILD NEGLECT, DEPENDENCY, AND DISPUTED CUSTODY. AMONG THE SPECIFIC AREAS CONSIDERED ARE STATUTORY DEFINITIONS; DEFINITIONS OF NEGLECT, CHILD ABUSE, REFUSAL TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, AND INCAPACITY OF PARENTS; PETITION AND NOTICE; RIGHT TO COUNSEL; THE ROLE OF COUNSEL; HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE; TYPES OF DISPOSITION; THE U.S. SUPREME COURT ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF STATE AND FAMILY; CUSTODY; ADOPTION; AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.