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Scholarship Scams              
Before you pay that scholarship consultant, you might want to read this.

Protecting Your Child from Sexual Harassment              

Introductory Guide to New York Family Court              
An excellent overview of the structure and procedure of Family Court from the New York Courts, which also provides an overview of how family courts work in general.

New Jersey Child Support Guidelines              

Study: Threat of School Violence Exaggerated              
Media Hype Leads to 'Misguided' Campus Policies

Expert: Be Wary of Online Birth Announcements              
Keeping Newborns Safe From Con Artists and Kidnappers

Child Abuse Is Deadlier Than Accidents              
Researchers Tell Cops to Look Out for Signs

Experts: More Latchkey Kids Means More Trouble              
High-Risk Behavior Increases When Parents Are Gone

Rights of Parents When Their Children are in Foster Care              
Describes what rights parents retain when their children are in foster care.

Protecting Kids' Privacy              
A new federal law has created stringent privacy guidelines for Web sites catering to kids under 13. Sounds good on paper, but will it really work?

What To Do If Your Children are Taken Away by the Administration for Children's Services              
Outlines the right to a hearing if a parent's children are taken away from them by this NYC agency. This document is also available in Spanish. From Bronx Legal Services.

Rights of Teen Parents in Foster Care              
Explains the rights of teenage parents, who are themselves in foster care, to their children.

What Can a Kid Decide?         Time Magazine     
In a federal appeals panel ruling last week that no one could remove Elian from the U.S. before a May 11 hearing in the same court, the judges appeared to portend a new issue, seeming to claim an unexpected new right for six-year-olds to press their cases.

School Reform No Match for the Status Quo         Barbara Benham Tye     
Nevermind the politicians--public education's 'deep structure' protects familiar ways.

Colleges warm up to home schooling              
Admissions panels say the students are better prepared

Big Protection for Little Surfers         Office.com     
Businesses change their habits as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act takes effect.

School Cannot Enforce Selective Drug-Testing Policy         Law.com     
A school district cannot selectively enforce drug testing of students who are involved in extracurricular activities or seek driving and parking privileges

Mothers' Rights Protected              
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that police should have limited access to medical tests performed on pregnant women. How will this decision affect doctors, hospitals, police and patients' privacy?

Child Custody and Child Support              
Parents who are contemplating divorce often have many concerns about who will have custody of the children and how the costs of raising them will be divided. Even when a divorce is "friendly," each parent is advised to seek out his or her own lawyer to be sure their rights and those of the children are protected. Traditionally, individual states have regulated family law matters, such as marriage, divorce, or child custody. Over the past two decades, however, there has been a trend for states to adopt uniform laws governing child custody and support to reduce the amount of variance from state to state. While the following information offers an overview of child custody and support guidelines, a lawyer can explain the specific laws of your state. Topics include: Deciding factors in awarding child custody; Issues surrounding visitation; Setting guidelines for child support; Adjusting child custody arrangements or the amount of child support

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