A Child's Right to Counsel
Children are the vulnerable parties in child abuse and neglect cases, with every aspect of their lives at stake when they face removal from their families or enter a courtroom. Dependency courts dramatically shape a child’s future and have complete authority over the children in their custody. In child abuse and neglect cases, the judge is the legal parent, deciding who the children live with, where they will go to school, and what their relationships with their family will b