PATH OF A DEPENDENCY CASE
BASICS FOR EVERY GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM ATTORNEY
EXPEDITING PERMANENCY: ENSURING POSITIVE OUTCOMES
SHELTERING CHILDREN
DEPENDENCY PETITION
ARRAIGNMENT & SHELTER REVIEW
ADJUDICATION & ADJUDICATORY HEARING
DISPOSITIONS
CASE PLAN
JUDICIAL REVIEWS
PERMANENCY HEARING
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
PRESERVING THE RECORD FOR APPEAL
NORMALCY
PARENTAGE & PATERNITY
ADOPTIONS FROM THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM
ADOPTION INTERVENTION
GUARDIAN AD LITEM REPORT WRITING
FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
DEPENDENCY DELINQUENCY CROSSOVER
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY UNDER IDEA, 504 & MCKINNEY-VENTO
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EDUCATION IDEA ALPHABET SOUP
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QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE ARE BEING ADDRESSED
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SAMPLE LETTER TO REVIEW RECORDS
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SAMPLE LETTER TO REQUEST EVALUATION
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EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES CHECKLIST
MASTER TRUST ISSUES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN & FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ACT & DYNAMICS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
TRIAL ADVOCACY
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BASIC OBJECTIONS
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COMMON OBJECTIONS
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PREPARING FOR AN IMPORTANT HEARING
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OBJECTIONS
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HOW TO OBJECT
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CROSS-EXAMINATION OF AN EXPERT WITNESS
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DIRECT EXAMINATION OF AN EXPERT § 90.702
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IMPEACHMENT OF A WITNESS § 90.608
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BUSINESS RECORDS § 90.803(6)
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HOW TO REFRESH MEMORY ON DIRECT § 90.613
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ADMISSIBILITY OF A LEARNED TREATISE CHECKLIST § 90.706
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ADMISSIBILITY OF LEARNED TREATISE – CROSS-EXAMINATION OF AN EXPERT WITNESS
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VIDEOTAPES AND MOTION PICTURES § 90.401(3)
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
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INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (ICWA)
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THE ADOPTIONS AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT (ASFA)
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ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND CHILD WELFARE ACT 1980
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MULTIETHNIC PLACEMENT ACT (MEPA) 1994
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MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT (2002)
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FOSTERING CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS AND INCREASING ADOPTIONS ACT OF 2008
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PREVENTING SEX TRAFFICKING AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES ACT OF 2014
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INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (ICWA) CHECKLIST