This bench card is dedicated to the late Judge Willie J. Lovett Jr., for his enduring efforts to establish developmentally appropriate juvenile…
Why Focus on Foster Care and Education? According to a recent report by Casey Family Programs,1 some of the best predictors of…
Studies have shown that education is a significant factor in determining the success of children and youth as they exit the foster…
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Judges need information and tools to both guide them in holding perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their abusive behavior and to…
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? Enacted in 1994, and amended in 2000 and 2005, VAWA recognizes the severity of…
The Enhanced Resource Guidelines was developed by a steering committee of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) comprised…
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This model order is a tool designed to assist judges in drafting orders for the appointment of custody evaluators. The order and…
It is more likely than not, according to current research, 2 that judges presiding over contested custody cases will have to grapple…
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 in response to the wholesale removal of Indian children from their families.…
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Federal child support legislation dates back to the early 1950s. The genesis of the child support program arose from a series of…
In August 2016, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) held a focus group comprised of juvenile drug treatment…
Research has conclusively demonstrated that court-involved children and adolescents present with extremely high rates of traumatic stress caused by their adverse life…