5/25/2016 T he Gua rdia n a d L ite m Wo rking with the Yo ung - PDF document

5/25/2016 T he Gua rdia n a d L ite m Wo rking with the Yo ung Child Ne b ra ska Yo ung Child Institute June 27-28, 2016 Gua rdia n a d L ite m Autho rity  Sta tute Ove rvie w  43-272.01 GAL ; a ppo intme nt; po we rs a nd dutie s; c o nsulta tio n; pa yme nt o f c o nsulta tio n; pa yme nt o f c o sts; c o mpe nsa tio n  Appo intme nt Orde rs  Diffe re nc e s b e twe e n c o untie s  Supre me Co urt pra c tic e sta nda rds Supre me Co urt Rule 6-1705(D)(1)(d L e g a l Pra c tic e s  Mo tio ns  Mo tio n fo r In Cha mb e rs  Mo tio n to Qua sh De po sitio n/ Subpo e na  Mo tio n fo r Cha ng e o f Pla c e me nt  Mo tio n fo r Bo nding Asse ssme nt  Mo tio n fo r T he ra pe utic Visita tio n  Mo tio n to Suspe nd Visits  Mo tio n fo r Out o f Sta te T ra ve l  Mo tio n fo r Pro te c tive Orde r o f Disc o ve ra b le Info rma tio n  Mo tio n to T e rmina te Pa re nta l Rig hts  Mo tio n fo r E duc a tio na l Surro g a te  Mo tio n fo r Se pa ra te Co unse l  Mo tio n fo r a CASA 1

5/25/2016 L e g a l Pra c tic e s  Ob je c tio ns  Cha ng e o f Pla c e me nt a nd Sta y  Rule 34(A) Sub po e na  Co mpla int fo r L e a ve to Inte rve ne  ICWA Mo tio n to T ra nsfe r  Writte n v. Ora l L e g a l Pra c tic e s  Disc o ve ry  Mutua l a nd Re c ipro c a l  De po sitio ns  Re q ue st fo r Pro duc tio n  Inte rro g a to rie s  Rule 34A sub po e na  Mo tio n to Co mpe l  Po lic e / Pro je c t Ha rmo ny vide o s a nd re po rts L e g a l Pra c tic e s  GAL a s a witne ss  Whe n& Why  Cro ss-e xa minatio n o f GAL re po rt  I nve stig a to ry func tio n o f GAL  No t ne c e ssa rily a n E xpe rt in Child We lfa re  Ca n a GAL b e b o th le g a l a dvo c a te a nd witne ss in the sa me pro c e e ding  Ob je c tio n to b e ing c a lle d  Re q ue st fo r c o urt a ppo inte d re pre se nta tio n b y le g a l c o unse l  Po st c a se c lo sure / po st a ppo intme nt te rmina tio n 2

5/25/2016 Re po rts  Gua rdia n a d L ite m Re po rts  Supre me Co urt F o rma t  I nfo rma tio n to inc lude o r a tta c h  Re la xe d Rule s o f E vide nc e  Whe n a re GAL re po rts re q uire d?  Who g e ts a c o py?  Ob je c tio ns to GAL re po rt Re po rts  NDHHS Re po rts  Re la xe d Rule s o f E vide nc e  Pro vide r re po rts vs. c a se wo rke r summa ry  Disse mina tio n to o the rs  Othe r re po rts  Yo ung Child c o urt re po rt fo rms  Ca re g ive r re po rts  F o ste r Ca re Re vie w Offic e Me dic a ting Yo ung Childre n  ADHD ve rsus tra uma sympto ms  Wha t do yo u ne e d to a sk?  Who do yo u ne e d to ta lk to ?  Sta tistic s 3

5/25/2016 Re la tio nship with yo ur c hild c lie nt  GAL visits a nd c o nta c ts  Sta tuto ry re q uire me nts  I nitia l a ppo intme nt  Minimum c o nta c ts  Na ture o f c o nta c t  Whe re sho uld yo u/ c a n yo u visit  E xpla ining yo ur ro le to the c hild  Wha t kind o f info rma tio n a re yo u se e king Re la tio nship with yo ur c hild c lie nt  Ne b . Re v. Sta t. §43-272.01(2)(g ).  Re q ue sting info rma tio n  Sc ho o ls  Da yc a re  Me dic a l Re c o rds  Ca re g ive rs  E va lua tio ns  T re a tme nt pro vide rs  *Pa re nts Re la tio nship with yo ur c hild c lie nt  Ve ry yo ung c hild o r diminishe d c a pa c ity c hild?  Unde rsta nd the ir de ve lo pme nta l sta g e s a nd limita tio ns  Ge t do wn o n the ir le ve l a nd inte ra c t with the c hild  Pe rso na l o b se rva tio n o f de ve lo pme nt ma rke rs  Ca re g ive r o b se rva tio ns  No n-ve rb a l c lie nts/ infa nts  Ca re g ive r o b se rva tio ns  Ha ve yo u he ld the b a b y?  Assumptio n tha t the c hild wa nts a re la tio nship with the pa re nt if it c a n b e sa fe a nd he a lthy 4

5/25/2016 Re la tio nship with yo ur c hild c lie nt  Child Witne ss  Who se witne ss is it?  Is the c hild a ne c e ssa ry witne ss?  Co mpe te nc y  T he ra pe utic pre pa ra tio n/ c o ping skills  Mo tio n fo r In-Cha mb e rs  F a milia rizing c hild with c o urt ro o m  Ag e a ppro pria te la ng ua g e  Ag e a ppro pria te q ue stio ning Re la tio nship with yo ur c hild c lie nt  Child Witne ss  Ag e a ppro pria te la ng ua g e .  T ruth, lie s, rig ht, wro ng  One tho ug ht pe r simple se nte nc e q ue stio n  F ra me q ue stio ns in te rms o f the c hild’ s e xpe rie nc e  Avo id le g a l wo rds a nd phra se s  Do n’ t a ssume c hild unde rsta nds me a ning o f a wo rd just b e c a use the y use the wo rd  Use spe c ific na me s a nd pla c e s  Avo id “do yo u re me mb e r” in yo ur q ue stio ns  Avo id using ne g a tive s in q ue stio ns E thic s  NE Sta tute s  Ne b . Re v. Sta t. §27-503 do e s no t dire c tly a ddre ss ho w the a tto rne y-c lie nt privile g e a pplie s to mino rs  Rule s o f Pro fe ssio na l Co nduc t  Co mmunic a tio ns  Rule 1.14(a ) – c lie nt c a pa c ity to ma ke a de q ua te ly c o nside re d de c isio ns ma y b e diminishe d b y mino rity  Rule 1.14(c ) – implie d a utho rity, b ut o nly to e xte nt re a so na b ly ne c e ssa ry to pro te c t c lie nt’ s inte re sts  Co nfide ntia lity  Rule 1.6(a ) – re ve a l c o nfide ntia l info rma tio n whe n a c lie nt g ive s info rme d c o nse nt  Rule 1.6(b )(1) – to e xte nt la wye r b e lie ve s re a so na b ly ne c e ssa ry to pre ve nt c lie nt fro m c o mmitting c rime o r to pre ve nt re a so na b le c e rta in de a th o r sub sta ntia l b o dily injury  Rule 1.6(b )(4) – to e xte nt la wye r re a so na b ly b e lie ve s ne c e ssa ry c o mply with la w o r o the r c o urt o rde r  ABA Sta nda rds o f Pra c tic e fo r L a wye rs Who Re pre se nt Childre n in Ab use a nd Ne g le c t Ca se s 5

5/25/2016 E thic s  F a mily T e a m Me e ting s/ Gro up Co nfe re nc e s  No n-disc lo sure fo rms  Priva c y/ Pro te c te d I nfo rma tio n  E xhib its  Me dic a l Re c o rds, E va lua tio ns, Sc ho o l Re c o rds, o the rs  Sha ring with ne c e ssa ry pa rtie s in pursua nc e o f c hild’ s b e st inte re sts. E thic s  Child disc lo sure s  Assuming the Atto rne y-Clie nt privile g e o f Ne b . Re v. Sta t. §27-503 a pplie s…..Ho we ve r, if the juve nile did no t inte nd the info rma tio n to b e disc lo se d to third pa rtie s, the GAL must c o nside r whe the r the disc lo sure sho uld b e ma de b e c a use it is ne c e ssa ry to pro te c t the juve nile fro m e xpo sure to a hig h risk o f ha rm. In re Christina W. 219 W. Va . 678, S.E .2d 770 (2006)  While a c hild’ s wishe s sho uld b e pre se nte d to the Co urt, the ma in c o nc e rn is the c hild’ s b e st inte re sts Que stio ns a nd Answe rs  I t c a n b e fun a nd fulfilling to b e a GAL ! Childre n a re the e ntire re a so n fo r the Juve nile Co urt. Gua rdia n a d L ite ms ha ve a uniq ue o ppo rtunity to pla y a n impo rta nt ro le in the ir sa fe ty, he a lth, a nd g e ne ra l we ll-b e ing . 6