Counseling Counsel for Children

A Paradigm for Determining the Role of Counsel for Children

Reconsidering the Need for Counsel for Children in Custody, Visitation and Child Protection Proceedings

"Although unwanted medical care is recognized to be potentially harmful, the imposition of legal care for a child is presumed to be benign. I am honored to be here tonight and to have the privilege to start this magnificent conference on representing children. It is a particular honor for me because the people in the room include some of the leading practitioners and thinkers in the field, and ...

Appointment of Counsel for a Defaulting

RULE FORTY-THREE of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure1 provides that a defendant shall be present at every stage of his trial. A corporation, under this rule, "may appear by counsel for all purposes." Acting within the context of this rule, a federal district court has recently decided that it "must ... have power to appoint" an attorney to represent a summoned corporation that has defaul...

Can general practitioners counsel?

It has been suggested that general practitioners are in a prime position to counsel patients presenting with psychosocial problems. While many doctors use counselling skills in their consultations few have received training in counselling and the difference between the use of counselling skills and the process of counselling is not always understood. This paper examines the differences between ...

From Vulnerability to Voice: Appointing Counsel for Children in Civil Litigation