Arbitration Law in America: A Critical Assessment

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
I. Children\'s Attorneys: Potential Divided Loyalties......Page 21
II. Conflicts of Interest Involving Parents\' Attorneys......Page 27
III. The Department\'s Attorney: Who Is the Client?......Page 30
IV. Judges: Limits and Responsibilities of the Neutral and Detached Magistrate......Page 37
2 Competent and Zealous Representation......Page 41
I. Children\'s Attorneys: Zealous Advocates or Best Interest Storytellers?......Page 42
A. Children\'s Competence as a Key in Deciding the Model of Advocacy......Page 44
B. The Lawyer\'s Role as the Child\'s Guardian Ad Litem......Page 47
A. Failure to Complete Lawyering Responsibilities......Page 49
B. Competence and Zealousness......Page 51
III. The Department\'s Attorney: Furthering Justice or Zealous Advocate?......Page 58
IV. Judges: Neutral Magistrates or Children\'s Defenders?......Page 66
A. The Right to Substitute Counsel......Page 75
B. The Right to Self-Representation......Page 79
3 Confidentiality......Page 82
I. Children\'s Attorneys: Safety versus Secrecy......Page 83
II. Parents\' Attorneys: Duty to Disclose Child Abuse?......Page 88
III. The Department\'s Attorney: Disclosure and Trial Tactics......Page 93
IV. Judges: Parties\' Privacy versus Public Overseer......Page 96
Introduction......Page 102
I. Alternative Dispute Resolution versus Litigation in Custody Cases......Page 106
II. Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings......Page 109
III. Coming Full Circle: The Evolution of Child Custody Mediation......Page 114
IV. The Legitimacy of Informal Settlements and the Limits of Mediators\' and Arbitrators\' Jurisdiction in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings......Page 115
A. Finality and Scope of Arbitrated and Mediated Custody and Dependency Settlement Agreements......Page 116
B. The Duty of Candor: Good Faith, Puffing, and Lies......Page 121
V. The Scope of Alternative Dispute Resolution Confidentiality......Page 125
VI. The Role of the Mediator......Page 131
5 Ethical Considerations and Constraints\rin Child Custody and Dependency Appeals......Page 134
I. The History of the Right to Appointed Appellate Counsel in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings......Page 135
II. Standing to Appeal......Page 137
III. The Duty of Competence in Custody and Dependency Appeals......Page 138
IV. The Duty and Scope of Zealous Appellate Representation......Page 141
V. The Duty of Candor and Loyalty on Appeal......Page 148
VI. The Procedural and Substantive Scope of Appeals......Page 155
6 The Constitutionality of Legislative and Executive Regulation of the Practice of Law and Defining the Attorney-Client Relationship......Page 159
I. A Short History of the Role of Courts, Legislatures, and the Executive in the Regulation of Attorneys......Page 162
A. Wisconsin: Separation of Powers in Regulating Attorneys\rin Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings......Page 165
B. California: Comity over Independence?......Page 170
II. Conclusion......Page 177
Appendix A: National Association of Counsel for Children Standards......Page 179
Contents......Page 181
Executive Summary......Page 182
II. Children\'s Legal Representation Policy......Page 183
III. Needs Checklist for Children......Page 185
IV. Representation Models......Page 191
Appendix B: American Bar Association Standards of Practice for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases......Page 199
Preface......Page 201
A. Definitions......Page 202
B. General Authority and Duties......Page 204
C. Actions to be Taken......Page 210
D. Hearings......Page 215
E. Post Hearing......Page 221
F. Appeal......Page 222
Preface......Page 223
G. The Court\'s Role in Structuring Child Representation......Page 224
H. The court\'s Role in Appointing the Child\'s Attorney......Page 225
I. The Court\'s Role in Lawyer Training......Page 228
J. The Court\'s role in Lawyer Compensation......Page 230
L. The Court\'s Role in Assuring Reasonable Lawyer Caseloads......Page 232
Appendix......Page 233
Counsel for Children Enhancement February 1987......Page 234
Bar and Attorney Involvement in Child Protection Cases August 1981......Page 235
Appendix C: In re Car Simulation and Analysis......Page 237
Other Authorities......Page 253
Cases and Ethics Opinions......Page 261
Index......Page 269