DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF A CHILD IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM |
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| Authors: | Michael D. Drews Pamela J. Halprin |
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| Affiliation: | Michael Drews is a recent graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and served as one of the Family Court Review Notes &Comments Editor from 2001–2002 and as a Staff Editor from 2000–2001. Michael gaduated from Fairfield University with B. S. in May 1999. He clerked for the Honorable Charles Maxfield of the Fairfax Country Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Fairfax, VA and interned with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Michael was also a member of the Long Island Moot Court Team.;Pamela Halprin is a recent graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and served as the Family Court Review Senior Editor form 2001-2002 and as a Staff Editor from 2000–2001. Pamela graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland at College Park with a B. A. in Criminology and Criminology and Criminal Justice. As a law student, she was a clerk for the Honorable David Freundlich, Administrative Judge for Suffolk County Family Court and an Intern for the Legal Services Department of AIG, Inc. Currently, Pamela is a law clerk in the matrimonial and family law firm of Schlissel, Ostrow, Karabatos, Poepplein &Taub, P. L. L. C. |
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| Abstract: | This note addresses the process by which lawyers must determine their role and responsibilities with regard to a child-client. The authors engage in an analysis of current standards, such as AAML, ABA, Fordham Conference. and Jean Koh Peters, by employing a case study.which was modeled after an actual case that was being handled by the Hofstra University School of Law Child Advocacy Clinic. The case study is then applied to the four current standards and to the ethical standards proposed by The Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the Quebec Bar Association's findings. |
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