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• Title:Children and the law in a nutshell / Douglas E. Abrams, Susan Vivian Mangold, Sarah H. Ramsey.
  
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• Variant Title:Children and the law
  
• Author/Creator:Abrams, Douglas E., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Ramsey, Sarah H., author.
  Mangold, Susan V., author.
  
• Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2018]
  ©2018
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF479 .R36 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
  
• Edition:Sixth edition.
  
• Description:xxxvii, 606 pages ; 19 cm
  
• Series:Nutshell series.
  
• Summary:"This thoroughly updated Nutshell follows the structure and format of the authors' popular casebook--Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy, and Practice. The authors have devoted entire chapters to the meaning of "parent," civil and criminal abuse and neglect, the foster care system, adoption, medical decision-making, support and other financial responsibilities, protective legislation, and delinquency. Representation of children is covered throughout the book. Also treated for comparative purposes are several relevant international law issues, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, international child labor, and U.S. tobacco exports"--Publisher's website.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  
• ISBN:9781640201897 paperback
  1640201890 paperback
  
• Contents:The status, rights, and obligations of children
  Defining the child-parent relationship
  Child abuse and neglect
  Foster care
  Criminal abuse and neglect
  Adoption
  Medical decision-making
  Financial responsibility and control
  Regulation of children's conduct
  Delinquency.