Child Welfare, Including Child Abuse, 
Child Neglect, and Adoption

  Relevant COSCA Resolutions

Date Number Title
12/4/08 COSCA 08-M-3 In Support of Strengthening Court Oversight and Performance in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

* COSCA resolutions 04-A-15 and 04-A-17 are superseded by 08-M-3.

7/30/08 COSCA 08-A-3 In Support of Child Welfare Attorney Specialty Certification
Program
8/1/07 COSCA 07-A-7 In Support of Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
12/3/04 COSCA 04-M-1 In Support of Legislation to Improve the Handling of Cases for Children in Foster Care
12/3/04 COSCA 04-M-2 In Opposition to Creating a New Federal Cause of Action to Resolve Child Custody Jurisdictional Conflicts Between State Courts
12/3/04 COSCA 04-M-3 In Support of Strengthening the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
7/29/04 COSCA 04-A-15 In Support of the Recommendations Made by the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care

* COSCA resolution 04-A-15 is superseded by 08-M-3.

7/29/04 COSCA 04-A-16 In Support for the Child SAFE Act of 2004
7/29/04 COSCA 04-A-17 In Support of Measuring and Improving Court Performance and Judicial Workload in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

* COSCA resolution 04-A-17 is superseded by 08-M-3.

7/29/04 COSCA 04-A-18 In Support for Court Involvement in Audits Conducted by the Children’s Bureau
7/29/04 COSCA 04-A-19 In Support of Increased Judicial Involvement in Inter-Jurisdictional Movement of Children Through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
12/12/03 COSCA 03-M-VI In Support of Keeping Families Together Act
12/12/03 COSCA 03-M-VII In Support of Federal Funds for Treatment for Juveniles in Detention Centers
12/12/03 COSCA 03-M-V In Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Foster Care Review Boards
7/31/03 COSCA 03-A-8 In Support of State Discretion for Public Access Policy in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
7/31/03 COSCA 03-A-6 In Recognition of CASA Volunteers Serving in Court
11/30/01 COSCA 01-M-III In Support of Effective Implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act
11/30/01 COSCA 01-M-II In Support of State Option for Public Access Policy for Court Hearings In Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
11/30/01 COSCA 01-M-I In Support of Reauthorization of the Court Improvement Project
8/2/01 COSCA 01-A-3 In Support of the Reauthorization of CAPTA
8/2/01 COSCA 01-A-4 In Support of the Adoption and Permanency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

              

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