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Family law resources relating to children

See also: Support (child)
 
Books
Canadian
o   Bala, et al., Canadian child welfare law: children, families and the state, 2nd ed. (Toronto: Thompson Educational, 2004)
o   * Bernstein et al., Child Protection Law in Canada (Toronto: Carswell, looseleaf)
o   Children's Participation in Family Justice Processes (Vancouver: The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 2007)
o   Grover, S., The Child’s Right to Legal Standing (Markham: LexisNexis, 2008)
o   Howe & Covell, A Question of Commitment: Childrens Rights in Canada (Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007)
o   Halsbury’s laws of Canada, Infants and children (Markham: LexisNexis, 2010)
o   Hughes, T., BC Children and Youth Review: An Independent Review of BC's Child Protection System (Victoria: British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development, 2006)  
o   International child abductions: a manual for parents (Ottawa: Foreign Affairs Canada, 2005)
o   Millar, P., Best interests of children: an evidence-based approach (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009)
o   Nelson & Maresca, The annotated Ontario Children's Law Reform Act (Toronto: Carswell, annual)
o   Vogl & Bala, Testifying on Behalf of Children: A Handbook for Canadian Professionals (Toronto: Thompson Educational, 2001)
o   Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions:  Executive Summary (Ottawa: The Law Commission of Canada, 2000)
o   * Wilson, J., Wilson on Children and the Law, 3rd ed. (Markham: Butterworths, looseleaf)
o   * Zuker et al., Children's law handbook (Toronto: Carswell, looseleaf)
 
English
o   Beaumont, McEleavy, & Hague, Convention on International Child Abduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)
o   Cleland A., Child abuse, child protection and the law, 1st ed. (Edinburgh: Thomson/W. Green, 2008)
o   Hoyano & Keenan, Child Abuse: Law and Policy Across Boundaries (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)
 
American
o   Bourg Carter, S., Children in the courtroom: challenges for lawyers and judges (Notre Dame: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2005)
o   Goldstein et al., The Best Interests of the Child: The Least Detrimental Alternative (New York:  Free Press, 1996)
o   Warren, M., Grandparent visitation rights: a legal research guide. (Buffalo: Hein, 2001)
 
Other Countries
o   Cantwell & Holzscheiter, Article 20: Children Deprived of their Family Environment (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008)
o   Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Strasbourg : Council of Europe Pub., 2007)
 
Websites
General
Canadian Bar Association: Children Born Outside of Marriage
 
Caring for First Nations Childern Society
 
Child Protection Process Flowchart
 
If Your Child Is Taken by the Ministry of Children and Family Development: Your Rights as a Parent
 
Parents' Rights, Kids' Rights: A Parent's Guide to Child Protection Law in BC
 
Canadian Bar Association: Children's Rights
 
Save the Children Canada
 
Children’s Defense Fund
 
UNICEF
 
Alberta
Alberta Children's Services
 
British Columbia
British Columbia Child and Youth Officer
 
Website explaining divorce to childern (British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General)
 
University of British Columbia Legal Aid Manual: Children and the Law
 
Society for Children & Youth of BC
 
Justice for Children and Youth
 
Report of the Gove Inquiry into Child Protection in British Columbia
 
BC ministry of children and family development
 
Ontario
Justice for Children and Youth
 
Children's Aid Society
 
Office of the Children's Lawyer 
 
Family Responsibility Office
 
Toronto Child Abuse Centre