Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Children's Rights

Children's Rights
Author: John T. Pardeck
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0789028115

This book covers the children's rights movement and the rights of parents. It examines the implications of children's rights for policy and practice with particular reference to children with disabilities and children in the care of protective services.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1512
Release: 2012
Genre: Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN:

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Child Welfare

Child Welfare
Author: Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantra
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1437986455

Of the more than 400,000 children in foster care on a given day, as many as 24,000 (about 6%) receive SSI or other Social Security (SS) benefits. A greater number of children in foster care might be eligible for SSI benefits if this assistance was sought. SSI benefits are available for certain disabled children from families with low incomes and minimal assets. Other SS benefits may be paid to the children of workers who have retired, become disabled, or died. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Overview of Foster Care; (3) SS and SSI Benefits for Children; (4) Keffeler Decision; (5) Should SSI and Other Social Security Benefits be Used to Pay for Foster Care?; (6) Possible Legislative Changes. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.