Standards for Attorneys Representing Children
Standards for representing children were initially developed for a
New York State Bar Association Law Guardian Study in 1984 (Law
Guardians in New York State: A Study of the Legal Representation of
Children).
Subsequently, the Committee on Children and the Law (formerly known
as the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Committee) concluded that
Bar Association adoption and distribution of the standards would prove
beneficial to the bench and bar. The preparation of standards and
commentaries represent an important aspect in improving representation,
and in assisting the large number of attorneys who appear before the
Family Court.
Links to the revised and updated standards are listed below:
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in New
York (2011) (130 pages)
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in
Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings (June 2009)
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Person
in Need of Supervision Proceedings (June 2008)
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in
Custody, Visitation and Guardianship Proceedings (June 2008)
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in New
York Child Protective, Foster Case, and Termination of Parental Rights
Proceedings (June 2007)
Prior Versions of the Standards
Law Guardian Representation Standards - Volume I
(November 1996)
Law Guardian Representation Standards - Volume II:
Custody Cases, Third Edition (June 2005)
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2011 Child Support Pamphlet
Download a free copy of the 2011 Child Support
Pamphlet
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Pamphlet, click here.
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