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- Child Welfare and the Law - Resources Listings
- Juan F. v. Rowland: Connecticut
- Compliance Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Group's Phony Charge: Bush is Anti Family
- Your Rights
- Periodic Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders
- Locating the Non-Custodial Parent
- Establishing Paternity
- The President's Proclamation on National Adoption Month, 2003
- Enforcement of Court Ordered Child Support Payments
- LaShawn A. v. Williams: District of Columbia
- Social Security Numbers
- IRS Interprets Adoption Subsidy Payments
- On the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
- No Justice: Sexual Assaults at the Air Force Academy
- Women Seeking Asylum to Escape Violence May Be Denied
- Bryant Case Highlights Privacy Issues in Rape Cases
- Legislation Would Put Immigrant Victims of Violence at Risk
- Teen Dating Homicide Leads To Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- My Child is Shoplifting
- How Will NCLB Affect You? How Will NCLB Affect You?
- No Child Left Behind:
- Child Support Order Establishment
- Applying for Child Support Services
- The Safety of Children Threatened by Block Grant Plan: Protect Children from Abuse and Neglect with
- Brief History of Federal Child Welfare Financing Legislation
- CWLA Principles for Child Welfare Reform
- Legislative Alert July 2, 2003
- Family Medical Leave Act
- The Children's Justice Act: Factsheet
- Vermont Supreme Court Decision Affirms A Child's Eligibility for Federal Adoption Assistance on Grou
- Adopt-A-Confusion:
- Ode to Elian
- Avoiding the Pitfalls in Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights:
- As Parental Rights Transfer:
- The Child Protective Services Improvement Act
- FTC and FDA Take New Actions in Fight Against Deceptive Marketing
- How to Spot Health Fraud
- How to Report Problems With Products Regulated by FDA
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Involving Families in Policy Group Work
- Model Courts are Models for Change
- Practicing Restraint
- Courts That Heal
- Balancing the Scales:
- Hope for Children Bill Adoption Tax Credit 2001
LaShawn A. v. Williams: District of Columbia
Review of case regarding children in foster care and their rights.... [more]
Social Security Numbers
Guidelines on how to get social security numbers.... [more]
IRS Interprets Adoption Subsidy Payments
Answer to the question regarding taxability of adoption assistance payments through IRS.... [more]
On the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Information about the U.S. government's efforts to find and help victims exploited for labor or sex around the world.... [more]
No Justice: Sexual Assaults at the Air Force Academy
The Air Force Academy is under scrutiny following allegations by female cadets who faced indifference, inaction or retaliation by Academy officials when reporting sexual assaults.... [more]
Women Seeking Asylum to Escape Violence May Be Denied
Domestic violence advocates fear Attorney General John Ashcroft may reverse regulations that made gender-based violence a possible ground for granting asylum.... [more]
Bryant Case Highlights Privacy Issues in Rape Cases
Information about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial and the controversy surrounding the media's naming the victim of the alleged rape.... [more]
Legislation Would Put Immigrant Victims of Violence at Risk
Congress is considering legislation that would enforce immigration laws which may deter immigrants from reporting assaults and put immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence at great risk.... [more]
Teen Dating Homicide Leads To Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Information about a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a teen murdered at school claiming school officials failed to protect her daughter.... [more]
My Child is Shoplifting
Text written for parents on what to do when children are shoplifting.... [more]
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