Articles From Joanna Wells

Survey of Law: The Right to Counsel for Indigent Parents in Child Welfare Cases By Joanna Wells Child Law, June 2020 A look at the patchwork of statutes, caselaw, and practices in the years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lassiter v. Department of Social Services. 
Illinois child welfare successes By Joanna Wells Child Law, March 2017 An uplifting real-life success story serves as a reminder of the good that can come from helping kids in need.
The ABA Model Act on the representation of children in abuse, neglect and dependency cases—An overview By Joanna Wells Child Law, May 2013 The Model Act provides a framework for a sea change in the way child lawyers in juvenile neglect and abuse cases function in Illinois.

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