Sentences with phrase «in child protection matters»

From 2009 - 2011, as a panel member of the Office of the Children's Lawyer («OCL»), I acted as counsel for children in Child Protection matters as well as very high conflict custody cases.

Access to court would be available through the family services agency to address urgent, interim matters relating to wellbeing of family members and threats to the family's economic stability, but access would be provided on the process used in child protection matters in which the court confirms steps taken by child protection authorities unless those steps are found to be unreasonable.

Please note that parents have the right to have a lawyer represent them in child protection matters.

It aims to avoid legal and administrative conflicts and to build the structure for effective international co-operation in child protection matters between the different systems (Outline).

Ironically, elimination of the trial de novo came latest where it was needed most — in child protection matters where the impact of delay is greatest.

«So there's the knowledge base and the skillset around advocating for children, parents and even the state in child protection matters that is really very different from the domestic family law side of things.»

He says for 20 years, he's provided information and support to families caught up in the system for free and has previously been granted approval by a court to represent a 16 - year - old pregnant girl in a child protection matter.

By Andrew Feldstein Chatham - Kent Children's Services v. T. (R.) In this child protection matter, the respondent mother appealed an order of the trial judge, after the judge... Read more

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The Equalities Act 2010 in the UK creates a clear protection for breastfeeding women, in that service providers (including all public services, as well as restaurants and cafés) can not refuse to provide an equal service to a breastfeeding woman, and this applies no matter what the age of the child.

Instead of purchasing a new vehicle when your third baby comes along, parents can buy Radian RXT, and no matter the age of their child, they will have excellent protection while riding in the car.

«With the inauguration of this court, there shall now be speedy trials in matters relating to children's welfare and protection, specifically from undue exposure and exploitation.

These children lived in neighborhoods that, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, had excess nitrogen dioxide and tiny air pollution particles that are generated by automobiles and power plants, formally called particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5).

Should We End Military Recruiting in High Schools as a Matter of Child Protection and Public Health?

In addition, the extensive standard safety equipment including front and side airbags, side head airbags for both the front and the rear passengers, three - point automatic seat belts fitted to all seats, belt force limiters and belt tensioners in the front and ISOFIX child seat mountings in the rear provides both the driver and his passengers with extensive protection from injury, no matter what size they may be, or their seating positioIn addition, the extensive standard safety equipment including front and side airbags, side head airbags for both the front and the rear passengers, three - point automatic seat belts fitted to all seats, belt force limiters and belt tensioners in the front and ISOFIX child seat mountings in the rear provides both the driver and his passengers with extensive protection from injury, no matter what size they may be, or their seating positioin the front and ISOFIX child seat mountings in the rear provides both the driver and his passengers with extensive protection from injury, no matter what size they may be, or their seating positioin the rear provides both the driver and his passengers with extensive protection from injury, no matter what size they may be, or their seating position.

You can dislike what I'm saying but I think it would be so cool if a loving mother like Rosalina, who is obvious powerful, not to mention caring took matters into her own hands to protect her children, or perhaps a dual protection where they work in tandem to stop Bowser.

Our goal is to expand the jurisdiction of this innovative court in 2013 to include some child protection matters.

«Child protection work is very different from domestic family law and, if you think about private family law matters, you're really, in the context of children, trying to sort through how parents are going to move forward and care for their kids,» says Shelley Kierstead, an assistant professor at York University's Osgoode Hall law school in Toronto.

He then practiced for 6 years as a Child Protection Lawyer as an Advocate Solicitor for a Local Authority on the South Coast; specialising in both public law children act matters and Adult Mental Health cases.

Over two and a half hours, we engaged in a rich discussion about how changes in family law in BC are playing out in the lives of mothers with abusive or harassing exes, and what strategies can help women cope with challenging legal situations like litigation harassment, denial of parenting time, parenting assessment reports, and the overlap between child protection and family law matters.

Sarah Buxton, who qualified in 2005, specialises in matrimonial finance matters including wealth protection for cohabiting and divorced couples as well as children matters such as child arrangement orders that often involve cross-jurisdictional aspects.

He says while the whole system is essentially broken, «the needs are greatest and have the most serious consequences in family law, in child protection, and in poverty law matters where individuals have unresolved legal problems that affect their ability to meet their basic needs for housing and subsistence.»

For judges, and for lawyers practising in areas like «child protection or criminal law — although no one is immune no matter the practice — they can see unimaginable abuse,» Gold says.

She began her legal career representing legal aid clients in civil, criminal, family and child protection matters, and then moved on to spend 10 years with a Fortune 500 company as legal counsel and then as a director.

In the present case, the information was about child protection matters that had been dealt with in privatIn the present case, the information was about child protection matters that had been dealt with in privatin private.

Children and youth in BC will be able to access legal services relating to: family matters, child protection, and other children and youth law Children and youth in BC will be able to access legal services relating to: family matters, child protection, and other children and youth law children and youth law matters.

Family Law, including Divorce, Paternity, Child Custody and Placement Enforcement of Parental Rights Representation in CHIPS (Child in Need of Protection or Services) Matters Guardianship Actons

Measures relating to the child's property which do not concern the protection of the child should continue to be governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (7).

The Children's Lawyer does not act for youth in criminal matters, only in family and child protection matters.

In the area of family law and child protection work, initiatives will be explored which recognize that the adversarial system may not always be the best way to resolve these matters.

Although the emphasis of the agency's services would be assisting cooperative dispute resolution, it would have the authority to take steps without the consent of the spouses, in a manner similar to the exercise of power by child protection agencies, and issue temporary, binding determinations on matters such as:

Family Court Assistance can help you find a lawyer who can give you legal advice or represent you in family law matters or child protection proceedings.

Find helpful info on Family Matters you can deal with in B.C. Provincial Court — guardianship, parenting arrangements, child / spousal support, protection orders and more — here.

Attorney Wolf is also a member of the American Bar Association, Milford Bar Association, West Haven Bar Association, and Connecticut Bar Association, including Family Law, Estates and Probate and Young Lawyers Sections, as well as serving as co-chair for the Children in the Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee and the National Academy of Jurisprudence Family Law Trial Attorneys Association Kristen Wolf is also a participating attorney for the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund and serves as Assigned Counsel for the Office of the Chief Public Defender at the Bristol and Hartford Geographical Area (GA) courts and he Hartford Juvenile court for child protection and delinquency matters, as well as guardian ad litem in the Meriden and Middlesex Judicial Districts.

The Parents Legal Centre (PLC) is a Legal Services Society (Legal Aid BC) service to help eligible parents, or people standing in the place of a parent, with child protection matters.

Specific forms of affidavit are available for the usual common applications in family law matters, namely child support, spousal support, parenting arrangements, parenting time, guardianship, exclusive occupancy of the family home, personal protection orders and financial protection orders.

the challenges of representing children and youth, in a variety of contexts, including in criminal matters, in family law and child protection proceedings, and in parenting coordination and mediation processes;

It gives them guaranteed insurability, so no matter what may happen with their health in the future, they can always keep this protection.1 Starting early makes sense because the younger the children, the lower the premium and the sooner it starts growing in value.

It does not matter if you are a student, a senior citizen, divorced, single, married with children or anything in between, you could still benefit from the financial protection and added level of security rental insurance can provide.

And, locking - in life insurance protection can guarantee your child future protection for his or her own family one day - No matter if their health changes, or if they work in a high - risk occupation.

Perhaps, as one option, we could strengthen the resource capacity of the Children's Commissioner to have a greater role in monitoring all that we do in regard to child protection and to issue regular reports to the wider community about how we are tracking in the full range of child protection matters, not the least of which is kinship care.

The Queensland Government response refers to general public service training on cultural awareness; training for front - line child protection and youth justice workers («Family Services Officers») in the Department of Families, Youth and Community Care in relevant matters including the history and effects of forcible removal; and, the current development of appropriate cultural modules for teacher training courses.

For an overview of the status of representation provisions in all Australian jurisdictions in respect of civil, family and care and protection matters, see Australian Law Reform Commission and HREOC, Seen and Heard: Priority for Children in the Legal Process, ALRC Report No. 84, 1997, Chapter 13.

It is a strategic approach that would enable us to move closer to achieving a final settlement of matters, whilst concurrently improving government policy to tackle issues like overincarceration and overrepresentation in the child protection system, amongst others that need addressing now.

Trained workers should also become familiar with the cultural context in which children grow up to ensure that children's needs for safety, nurturance and protection are met no matter what the cultural practices.

The Family Law Act prioritises the safety of children in parenting matters by giving greater weight to the protection of children from harm when determining what is in their best interests.

there are more witnesses in Georgia to testify to the child's care, protection, education and other matters affecting custody;

To highlight the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system — 20 years after the release of the Bringing Them Home report — the Family Matters campaign has launched a Week of Action (May 14 - 19) that includes a national series of community gatherings, talks, rallies and other events.

It is also used in some provincial legislation dealing with matters such as adoption legislation; child protection legislation; and custody, access, and child support for unmarried couples.

It is culturally respectful process that allows Aboriginal Fmailies and Aboriginal Communities to have a voice in decision making for their children, in relation to Child Protection matters.

ALSWA family law staff make sure courts that deal with family law and protection issues know about cultural matters that apply, such as communication styles, how children are raised, and the importance of children and family in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.