Legal rights of children.
By: NASW Defense Fund.
Contributors: National Association of Social Workers.
Series: NASW law note
Publisher: NASW Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Parent and child (Law) -- United States; Domestic relations courts -- United States
Other titles: Family matters
Description: Legal Rights of Children is a part of a series of General Counsel Law Notes written with the support of the NASW Legal Defense Fund. This Law Note highlights the various approaches taken by states concerning how the legal status and age of a child affect the right to sue, the right to make treatment decisions concerning the child's care, the right to contract, the right to educational services, and the right to be free from abuse and neglect. The complex legal issues surrounding the determination of what constitutes a "family" or a "child" in the 21st century are also reviewed, as are adoption laws, the foster care system, divorce and child custody, visitation, and support. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Legal status of a child; title: The child's legal status related to families/relationships; title: The child and the court systems.