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

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 proceed...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Children. Due process of law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book