4. Who speaks for the Child?
     A Voice for Children
     The Role of the Child Advocate
     Child's Best interests or Child's Desires?
     Juvenile Court
          Representation in Juvenile Court
          Court Appointed Speclal Advocates (CASA)
     Termination of Parental Rights
     Criminal Court
     Domestic Relations Court
     What the Advocate Should Report
     A Comprehensive Approach to the Representation of Children
PART 2 THE LEGAL RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE
5.   Juvenile Court: The Child Protective Function
     The Origin of the Juvenile Court
     Types of Cases in Juvenile Court
          Juvenile Delinquency
          Status Offenses
          Dependency Cases
     Functions of the Juvenile Court in Dependency
          Cases
     Dependency Proceedings
          The Detention Hearing
          The Jurisdictional Hearing
          The Dispositional Hearing
          Review Hearings
     Criticisms of the Dependency System
     Alternatives to the Juvenile Court
     Fulfilling the Expectations of the Juvenile Court
6.   Domestic Relations Court
     The Function of the Domestic Relations Court
     Protecting the Child
     Limitations of Domestic Relations Court
     Actions Taken in Domestic Relations Court
     False Accusations
     The Validity of Abuse Claims
     Parental Child Abductions
7.   Criminal Court and Child Abuse
     How a Criminal Case Is Prosecuted
          Report
          Removal of the Child
          Investigation
          Trauma to the Child Victim in the
          Investigation
          The Court Process
     Extent of Criminal Prosecutions of Child Abuse
     Should Child Abuse Be Prosecuted?
     Managing Child Abuse Cases in Criminal Court
8.   Civil Court: Recovering Damages and Changing the system
     Recovering Damages
          Procedural Considerations
          Actions Against Insurance Companies
          Actions Against Professionais
          Actions Against the State
          Liability when the Child Stays at Home
          Liability when the Child Is Removed from the Home
     Class Actions
          Timeliness of Investigation
          Provision of Preventive Services
          Continuing Services
          Monitoring Foster Homes and lnstitutions
          Findings of Constitutional Violations
9. The Relationship of Different Legal Proceedings
     Purposes of the Court Proceedings
     Parties in the Proceedings
     The Structure of the Courts
          Investigation
          Resolution Without Court Action
          Initiation of Proceedings
          The Time Frame
          Evidence and Procedunes
          Testimony of the Child Victim-Witness
          Supervision and Enforcement
     The Relationships among the Courts
          Changes in Court Structure
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