This page provides a synopsis of current law review articles that discuss issues in family law. You can t get out of child support just because you become a monk. Avoiding disqualification when lawyer and judge communicate.
Any fool can try a divorce case.
It takes a pro to negotiate a settlement that maximizes the client s position without making the opponent feel like a putz. This article addresses the basic question of juvenile accountability for criminal acts and how accountability should be measured, tracing the history of the law as it pertains to the issues of children s capacity to commit crimes and their competency to waive rights and stand trial. Why the United States has failed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a global equivalent of a junvenile court. The legal and ethical implications of the advances in prenatal genetic technologies and prospective parents right to dictate the genetic future of their unborn children. The right of minors to confidential health care, and the controversy surrounding the lack of statutory guidance in place to regulate the age at which disclosure of medical information to a minor is ethically required.