Instructor: Professor Paula Kaldis
Email: paulad@mslaw.edu
Phone: 978.681.0800. ext 17
Course Objectives:
This course concentrates on children's rights and interests. Massachusetts statutory procedures dealing with Neglected and Abused children, Juvenile Delinquents, Youthful Offenders and Children in Need of Services (CHINS) are examined along with case law, class simulations and case studies. Students learn how to represent children, families and the state effectively and ethically.
Course Requirements:
In addition to reading and analyzing case law, statutes, Massachusetts materials and other sources, students will do mock hearings and other exercises. Class attendance is mandatory - students who miss more than four classes will receive a reduction in the final course grade by one-third of a point, for example, from a C to a C-.
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