Recognizing the Invisible Factors: Judicial Review of Rehabilitation Plans in Termination of Parental Rights Cases after In Re L.J., J.J., (and) J.N.J.
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Authors
Schaner, Dean J.
Issue Date
1986
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19
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|A complex set of legal and social constraints intrudes upon the fragile privacy of the parent-child relationship. The state's role is historically justified by the doctrine of parenspatiae, "the equitable power of the state to protect children and act in their welfare according to their best interests." An adjudication that a child is neglected or abused triggers the coercive power of the state. Generally child neglect is defined as "a parent's conduct, usually thought of in terms of passive behavior, that results in a failure to provide for the child's needs as defined by the preferred values of the community"...
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19 Creighton L. Rev. 380 (1985-1986)
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Creighton University School of Law