Barbara A Babb, Judith D Moran

Caring for Families in Court

An Essential Approach to Family Justice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In many courts, family law cases constitute almost half of trial caseload. These matters include child abuse and neglect, as well as divorce, custody, paternity, and other traditional family law issues. In this book, the authors argue that reforms to the family justice system are necessary to assist families and children effectively.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781032241692
• ISBN-10: 1032241691
• Artikelnr.: 62998942

Autorenporträt

Barbara A. Babb is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law, US. Judith D. Moran was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, US.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
1. The Family Justice System-What it is, How it works, and an Ideal
Unified Family Court Model
I
Introduction................................................................................
II What Is a Family
Court?................................................................
1. The Historical
Development................................................
2. Current Family Court
Structure.............................................
III Who Is Using Family
Courts?.........................................................
IV How Are Family Courts
Performing?...............................................
V The Ideal: A Unified Family
Court..................................................
1. Separate Court
Structure....................................................
2. Comprehensive Subject-Matter
Jurisdiction..............................
3. Specialized Case Management and Judicial Assignment System.....
4. An Array of
Services........................................................
5. A User-Friendly
Court......................................................
VI
Conclusion..............................................................................
1. The Unified Family Court's Ecological and Therapeutic Capacities-A
Crucial Interdisciplinary Paradigm
I
Introduction..............................................................................
II The Ecology of Human
Development...............................................
III Therapeutic Jurisprudence
...........................................................
IV Putting the Pieces Together to Improve Family
Justice........................................................................................
V The Need for More Components
.......................................................
VI
Conclusion.................................................................................
2. Equipping the Family Justice System with the Ethic of Care
I Introduction
.............................................................................
II Defining Care and the Ethic of
Care................................................
III Historical
Background...............................................................
IV The Ethic of Care and the
Law.....................................................
V The Ethic of Care versus the Ethic of
Justice.....................................
VI
Conclusion.............................................................................
3. Family Narratives and Caring Justice
I
Introduction..............................................................................
II Defining Narrative
1. Narrative
Law................................................................
2. Narrative
Practice............................................................
III Narrative and the Law: An Historical
Perspective.................................
IV The Importance of
Narrative.........................................................
V Narrative
Attributes.....................................................................
VI How Narrative Works: Narrative Competence and Narrative Capacities
1. Narrative
Competence........................................................
2. Narrative Capacities
1.
Empathy....................................................................
2. Decision
Making..........................................................
3. Ethical
Awareness.........................................................
V
Conclusion..............................................................................
1. Applying an Ethic of Care to the Family Justice System: The
Transformative Power of Caring and Narrative
I
Introduction.......................................................................................
II Envisioning the Family Justice System as a Care
Center...................................
III The Role of Narrative in Promoting
Care...................................................
IV Is Caring
Teachable?.................................................................................................
V
Conclusion.....................................................................................
2. Portraits of Caring
I
Introduction.......................................................................................
II Court Facilities and
Aesthetics................................................................
III Specialty Court Programs
1. Courts Targeting Young
Children..................................................
2. Girls
Court..............................................................................
3. Minors' Court, Reggio Calabria,
Italy..............................................
4. Aboriginal Children's Court Program,
Australia................................
5. A Floating Court on the Amazon,
Brazil...........................................
IV Court-Supplied
Services....................................................................
1. Court-Based Childcare
Programs...................................................
2. Court-Based Family
Services........................................................
3. Translation
Services...................................................................
V Court-Community
Connections...............................................................
VI Court Policies
1. Training for Judges and Court
Personnel...........................................
2. Court
Procedures.......................................................................
VII Caring Judges
1. Judicial
Opinions.......................................................................
2. Judicial
Reflections.....................................................................
VIII Conclusion: Caring Family
Courts...........................................................
Index