West Academic has published the 7th edition of “Children and the Law In a Nutshell,“ written by Professor Douglas E. Abrams and his co-authors. Professor Abrams wrote five of the book’s ten chapters — The Status, Rights, and Obligations of Children; Criminal Abuse and Neglect; Adoption; Regulation of Children’s Conduct; and…
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Family Violence Clinic students successfully represent juvenile in court
On June 16, Rule 13 certified law students Carley Johansson and ‘Katie’ Walker-Williams appeared in Miller County Court for a Family Violence Clinic client. They sought third-party custody of a child who had been raped repeatedly by her father and had no other parent. The attention of all 35 people in the courtroom was riveted on Katie shortly after she…
Professor Abrams’ Endowment Buys Therapy Dog For MU Children’s Hospital
With royalties from his Children and the Law and Family Law casebooks, Professor Doug Abrams created the Happiness For Health program at the MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital in 2001. Happiness For Health is a permanent endowment that provides toys, stuffed animals and games for sick and injured children at the Hospital, as well as parties for children who are…