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Legal, Ethical and Professional Concerns When Representing Children in Abuse Cases in Juvenile Court
Author(s) -
Rodatus Robert V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1994.tb01471.x
Subject(s) - misconduct , welfare , juvenile court , law , state (computer science) , psychology , political science , juvenile , criminology , juvenile delinquency , algorithm , biology , computer science , genetics
But in every case, regardless of the parties, the welfare of the child is the controlling and important fact. This is not intended to nullify the laws of nature; for in most instances it will be found that the legal right of the parent and the interest of the child are the same. But if through misconduct or other circumstances it appears that the case is exceptional, and that the welfare of the child requires that it should be separated from its parent, the parens patriae must protect the helpless and the innocent. They are the wards of the court, the hope of the state, and the seed corn of the future. Williams v. Crosby, 118 Ga. 296 (1903).