Where Are All the Children? Increasing Youth Participation in Dependency Proceedings , by Erik Pitchal.   This article considers the absence of foster children from...

A Review of Judging Children As Children: A Proposal for a Juvenile Justice System authored Hon. Michael Corriero, reviewed by Erik Pitchal   Available at:...

From the moment he was born, Andrew Bridge and his mother Hope shared a love so deep that it felt like nothing else mattered. Trapped...

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tragedy of Children’s Rights From Ben Franklin to Lionel Tate, by Barbara Bennett Woodhouse (2008). Hidden in Plain Sight tells...

Prevent Child Abuse America and the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Kids Are Waiting Campaign have recently released two reports addressing the importance of prevention — preventing...

2009 NACC Outstanding Affiliate Award Nominations are being accepted for the NACC 2009 Outstanding Affiliate Award. The award will be presented to the affiliate that...

NACC 2009 Law Student Essay Competition The NACC is accepting essays for the 2009 Law Student Essay Competition. The winning essay will be published in...

NACC 2009 Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award Nominations for the 2009 award are being accepted. The award is given annually to individuals and organizations making significant...

In re Marc A. v. O.A. , 2008 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2653 (Cal. App. 1st Dist. 2008). NACC Board of Director Janet Sherwood, JD,...

The NACC signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court of Virginia involving an interstate child custody dispute. The case...

The NACC joined with the Juvenile Law Center (Philadelphia) in filing an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in this...

In re Pamela G. , New Mexico Court of Appeals The NACC filed a brief in support of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families...

K.M. vs. E.G . , California Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District The NACC and the Northern California Association of Counsel for Children joined in...

The new 2008 Child Welfare Law Specialists - CWLS have been announced.  Congratulations to the attorneys who worked so hard to achieve this credential.  ...

In January, the NACC officially opened in Washington, D.C. As part of this process the NACC has signed a contract with the District of Columbia...

In January, the Connecticut Superior Court Rules Committee accredited the NACC to certify Connecticut attorneys in Child Welfare Law. Additionally, the NACC has contracted with...

In January, the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board approved the NACC Certification program to offer NACC Child Welfare Law Certification to qualified Iowa attorneys....

In December, 2007, the NACC officially opened the Child Welfare Law Certification program in North Carolina. Additionally, the NACC is working with the North Carolina...

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW / DEATH PENALTY The United States Supreme Court Holds that the Eighth Amendment Bars Louisiana from Imposing the Death Penalty for Child Rape...

DEPENDENCY / CASEWORKERS’ ENTITLEMENT TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Holds that Caseworkers are not Entitled to Qualified...

Family Law / Genetic Testing The New Hampshire Supreme Court Holds that New Hampshire Must Give Full Faith and Credit to Other States’ Acknowledgements of...

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW / FOURTH AMENDMENT The Seventh Circuit Holds that the Scope of Consent to Interview Does Not Extend to a Search of an Individual’s...

DEPENDENCY / TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS   The Minnesota Supreme Court Holds that in Order to Terminate the Rights of a Parent who has not...

32nd National Juvenile and Family Law Conference - Call for Abstracts August 19-22, 2009 Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge New York   Abstract Deadline: February...