Children's Rights and the Voluntary Civil Commitment of Minors Parham v. J.L

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Due process of law.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Discusses Supreme Court decisions involving the commitment of minors by parents or guardians to State mental institutions, in which the Court ruled that although due process required a neutral fact-finder to make an inquiry concerning whether a child should be committed, a formal adversarial proceeding was not required prior to commitment

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Children's Rights and the Voluntary Civil Commitment of Minors: Parham v. J.L.

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-AML-0036

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