Product Description: Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their children's education and upbringing. But why? What grounds those rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend parental rights against those who believe we need more extensive state educational control to protect children's autonomy or prepare them for citizenship in a diverse society? Amid heated debates over issues like sexual education, diversity education and vouchers, Moschella cuts to the heart of the matter, explaining why education is primarily the responsibility of parents, not the state...read more

Product Description: Despite the fact that becoming a parent is a pivotal event, the birth or adoption of a child has little significance for parents' legal relationship to each other. Instead, the law relies upon marriage, domestic partnerships, and contracts to set the parameters of parents' legal relationship...read more

<p> A landmark casebook in its field, <b>Child, Family, and State: Problems and Materials on Children and the Law, Sixth Edition,</b> presents an outstanding selection of cases and materials that reflect social and historical perspectives, law, and policy. </p> <p> <b>Beloved by many for its rich selection of interdisciplinary materials, Child, Family, and State: Problems and Materials on Children and the Law features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>thought-provoking and comprehensive coverage</b> of children’s rights and the juvenile court system </li> <li> <b>social and historical perspectives</b> </li> <li> <b>realistic hypotheticals</b> that clarify the issues </li> <li> <b>provocative questions </b>in each chapter </li> <li> <b>flexible organization</b> that adapts to a variety of teaching objectives </li> </ul> <p> <b>Carefully updated throughout, the Sixth Edition includes coverage of:</b> </p> <ul> <li> constitutionality of the federal <b>partial-birth abortion ban </b> </li> <li> <b>students’ First Amendment rights</b> </li> <li> <b>custody and visitation rights of same-sex parents</b> </li> <li> <b>support rights of same-sex parents</b> </li> <li> <b>full, Faith and Credit for adoption decrees for same-sex partners</b> </li> <li> constitutionality of the <b>death penalty for child rape</b> </li> <li> uniform legislation on <b>representation of children in abuse and custody proceedings</b> </li> <li> uniform legislation on <b>parental abduction</b> </li> </ul> <p> From edition to edition, <b>Mnookin</b> and <b>Weisberg</b> continue to offer smart, timely coverage and a wealth of stimulating materials—while maintaining a consistently manageable length. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Product Description: Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications...read more

Product Description: Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life—and family law—have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from marriage—or couplehood—when society seeks to foster children’s well-being? What is the better model of parenthood from the perspective of child outcomes?  Intense disagreements over the definition and future of marriage often rest upon conflicting convictions about parenthood...read more

Product Description: In Children's Rights Under the Law, Professor Samuel M. Davis examines ways in which the law relates to children, from private law (torts, contracts, property, child labor, and emancipation) to public law (First Amendment rights of children in school, abortion decision-making for children, school discipline, compulsory school attendance, and regulation of obscenity)...read more

Product Description: Legal Rights of Children is a part of a series of General Counsel Law Notes written with the support of the NASW Legal Defense Fund. This Law Note highlights the various approaches taken by states concerning how the legal status and age of a child affect the right to sue, the right to make treatment decisions concerning the child's care, the right to contract, the right to educational services, and the right to be free from abuse and neglect...read more

Product Description: Covering the mental health expert's many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl's Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children's developmental needs...read more