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NCJ 109125
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| Title:
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New York State Temporary Commission to Recodify the Family Court Act: Fourth Annual Report, 1983
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| Corporate Author:
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New York State Temporary Cmssn to Recodify the Family Court Act
United States
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| Publication Date:
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1983 |
| Pages:
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224 |
| Type:
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Annual/periodic reports/yearbooks |
| Origin:
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United States |
| Language:
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English |
| Annotation:
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Family court reforms addressed in this annual report by New York's Temporary State Commission to Recodify The Family Court Act address paternity and support-related paternity cases, jurisdictional consolidation, voluntary foster care placement, and Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS). |
| Abstract:
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A paper on trends in the administration of family law focuses on Michigan's Friend of the Court system which uses lawyers, lay advocates, paralegals, and social services personnel to enforce court orders of child support. Mediation techniques in California's Conciliation Courts are explored, as are court structure, family divisions, and early settlement and education programs in other States. Another paper discusses a proposed model for consolidating matrimonial matters into a single jurisdiction. The report proposes legislation to revise current laws governing voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings. Areas reviewed include placement and surrender instruments, the initial placement proceeding, foster care review proceedings, judicial sanctions for violating court orders, incarcerated parents, institutionalized parents, American Indians, and lay advocates. The final paper examines whether the Family Court should have jurisdiction over PINS, with attention to mandatory diversion, the definition of incorrigibility, truancy, runaways, and dispositional powers. Footnotes and references. |
| Main Term(s):
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Family courts |
| Index Term(s):
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Court reorganization ; State courts ; Juvenile status offenders ; Sherman Antitrust Act ; Family support ; New York |
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