Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work (WSSW) by Subject "Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)"

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    • Defining chronic substance in the context of terminating parental rights. 

      Pollack, Daniel; Sands, Julia (ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), 2020-08-03)
      The persistent use of drugs and alcohol can lead to many health and mental health impairments. In particular, the incidence of co-occurring chronic substance abuse and child abuse/neglect and its effects on the ability to ...

    • Terminating Parental Rights When a Child Has Special Needs 

      Pollack, Daniel; Reiter, Elisa (ALM, 2021-10-26)
      Few areas of family law are as bristling with risk and the potential for appeal as a petition to terminate parental rights. When the child involved has special needs, the child may be particularly imperiled if proper ...

    • Termination of parental rights in New York: Why such a variation by county? 

      Pollack, Daniel; Weinberger, Bari Z. (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2020-07-27)
      Termination of parental rights (“TPR”) ends the parent–child relationship though a process governed by state law. As a recent analysis of federal data revealed, TPR rates vary widely by state. In West Virginia, the TPR ...