Legal Ethics in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings
Subtitle: A Guide for Judges and Lawyers
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780521853170
Subjects: Family law; Legal profession; Law and legislation; Family Law - Children; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; United States; Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Jurisprudence; Law / Jurisprudence; Custody of children; Attorney and client; Legal ethics
First sentence: It might seem unusual for a book on legal ethics to begin with the complicated issue of conflicts of interest.
Description: This book provides the first fully annotated discussion of the ethical universe surrounding state mandated and private legal disputes involving the custody and best interest of children. It surveys thousands of court cases, statutes, state bar ethics codes, Attorney General opinions, and model codes regarding ethical constraints in family and dependency proceedings.