The view from the minors; the legal profession can protect children in domestic relations cases more effectively if it sees the process through their eyes, explains this year's winner

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Children in child custody, visitation rights battles as well as those in child abuse cases would make child-centered practice a priority in family courts. This would mean court facilities designed with children in mind, priority to cases involving children on the court docket, bifurcation of cases where custody is one of the issues, mandatory custody case mediation, work toward a stipulation on visitation in custody cases that defy resolution in spite of mediation and bifurcation and requiring all attorneys practicing in family courts to serve as guardians ad litem or attorneys for children.

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Don't count kids out: settlement by parents on child's behalf needs court OK to avert later suit

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Children, upon reaching adulthood, can sue for damages, in some instances beyond those accepted by their parents in earlier settlements. However, court-approved settlements cannot be challenged, so attorneys should request judicial reviews of all childhood settlements in order to avoid lawsuits years later. An inadequate or unfair settlement may be challenged by a child upon reaching maturity, as in the 1993 Reo case.

Children, Compromise and settlement, Settlements (Law), Damages, Damages (Law)

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Debt-beat dad; N.J. court backs jail for failing to pay support and fees, but experts say there's got to be a better way

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Issues are discussed regarding the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998, which made certain overdue child support payments a felony, and other methods to make deadbeat fathers pay up. The federal Child Support Recovery Act, passed in 1992, makes failure to pay child support owed in another state a federal misdemeanor. Some experts find revocation of a professional licenses an adequate remedy.

United States, Child support

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