Josh Gupta-Kagan | July 7, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “Distinguishing Family Poverty from Child Neglect,” available for download on SSRN. Family courts and child protective services (CPS) agencies surveil, regulate, and separate hundreds of thousands of families for neglect annually. These...
Vivek S. Sankaran and Christopher Church | June 23, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “The Ties that Bind Us: An Empirical, Clinical, and Constitutional Argument Against Terminating Parental Rights,” available for download on SSRN. This Article explores the unnecessary termination of a child’s relationship with their...
Clare Huntington | June 2, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “Pragmatic Family Law,” available for download on SSRN. Family law is a central battleground for a polarized America, with seemingly endless conflict over abortion, parental control of school curricula, gender-affirming health care for...
Robyn Powell | May 1, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “Legal Ableism: A Systematic Review of State Termination of Parental Rights Laws,” available for download on SSRN. Although the fundamental right to raise a family is among our most cherished, it is not equally afforded to everyone. Indeed,...
Madison Bessho | April 18, 2023 | Children and the Law
The University of Chicago Law School is hosting the ‘2023 Law Review Symposium: Children and the Law,’ on the Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law project. The symposium will discuss each part of the Restatement with responses from Reporters. The event will...
Angela Upchurch | February 24, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “Parenting in a Post-Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19 on Custody Disputes,” available for download on SSRN. The Supreme Court has long held that parents have a fundamental right to the care and custody of their children. When parents...
