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Practitioner's Guide to State Intervention in the Family
Protecting the safety and well-being of the child
Publisher: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
International Order InquiryCases in which the state intervenes in a family to protect the safety and well-being of a child are unmistakably complex. The most basic, fundamental rights of parents and children are at stake. Involuntary separation of a child from their parents is an extreme measure and devastating for the whole family. Additionally, these cases involve multiple parties, extensive discovery and motion practice, frequent use of experts, and trials extending over many days. This authoritative manual explains the many facets of state intervention cases—care and protection petitions, Probate and Family Court child protection proceedings, child requiring assistance proceedings, guardianship of minor proceedings, and "private" adoptions—in the Massachusetts courts.
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• State Intervention Proceedings Under the Indian Child Welfare Act
• The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
• An Introduction to State Intervention in the Family
• Statutory and Procedural Overview
• Procedural Due Process
• Representing Parents
• Representing Children
• The Reporting and Investigation of Suspected Neglect and Abuse
• Initiation of Care and Protection Proceedings
• The Next Ninety Days
• Investigation and Discovery
• Court Investigators and Guardians ad Litem
• The DCF Administrative Process
• Services, Placement, and Family Time
• Privilege and Confidentiality
• Experts
• Indigency and the Massachusetts Indigent Court Costs Act
• Interlocutory Relief
• The Adjudication and Disposition of Care and Protection Proceedings
• Trial Preparation and Conduct
• Settlement
• State Intervention Proceedings in the Probate and Family Court
• Guardianship Proceedings in the Juvenile Court and the Probate and Family Court
• Postjudgment Representation
• Children Requiring Assistance (CRA) Proceedings
• Permanency Planning
• Medical and Mental Health Treatment for Children Involved in State Intervention Cases
• Strategies to Promote School Success for Children Involved in State Intervention Proceedings
• Special Education and Student Discipline
• Dually Involved Youth
• Clinical Issues in State Intervention Cases