Children and Family Law (CAFL) attorneys can access additional substantive practice information on the CPCS page of MyGideon.org.
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Cases, Case Summaries, and Legal Research Memos
Due process issue/resource bank 1:28 of the Week (2018-2019)
Compendium of unpublished decisions Research memos on other topics
Appellate Bulletins (from 2008-2020) Summaries of Recent Decisions
Search All Appellate Decisions Reporter of Decisions
Clinical Research Bank
Kinship Placements, Benefits of (ABA Toolkit) Legal Orphans
Sibling placement/visitation (ABA Toolkit) Post-adoption contact
Trauma from removal (ABA Toolkit)
E-Filing (everything you need to know – click here)
Model Briefs
(including appellant/appellee/hybrid and reply briefs; petitions for further appellate review; petitions for rehearing; and Moffett briefs)
Model Motions
(including docketing motions; late notice of appeal; new trial/ineffective assistance of counsel; and other helpful motions)
Oral Arguments
Practice Tips and Training Materials
Statutes, Court Rules & DCF Regulations/Policies
Statutes
G.L. c. 119, Care and Protection Proceedings/Termination of Parental Rights/CRA Cases. s.21 & 39E-L
G.L. c. 210, Adoption and Change of Names
G.L. c. 112, sec. 129A, 135A, 135B, 172, 172A Confidential Communications and Adolescent Consent to Medical Care
G.L. c. 233, sec 20A, 20B, 20J, 20K Privileged Communications
Court Rules
Appeals Court Rules and Standing Orders Supreme Judicial Court Rules and Orders
Rules of Appellate Procedure Rules of Civil Procedure
Juvenile Court Rules Probate and Family Court Rules
Trial Court Rules Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure
Trial Court Administrative Order 1-19 (Transcription Procedures for Appellate Review)