General Background Resources
- ABA Standards of Practice for attorneys representing parents in abuse and neglect cases (2006)
- ABA Standards of Practice for lawyers who represent children in abuse and neglect cases (1996)
- OSB Report of the Task Force on Standards of Representation in Juvenile Dependency Cases (2014)
- Task Force on Legal Representation in Childhood Dependency (SB 222, 2015)
— Website for Governor’s Task Force
— Oregon Task Force on Dependency Representation Final Report (2016)
Working Documents
Draft Standards
- Draft Parent Standards (updated 4/28/2017) MS Word file
- Draft Child Standards (update 4/28/2017) MS Word file
- Draft Appendices (updated 4/28/2017) MS Word file
Early Draft Standards by Standard
- Standard 1 – Role of the Lawyer (updated 01/06/2017) MS Word file
- Standard 2 – Relationship with the Client (updated 02/09/2017) MS Word file
- Standard 3 – Training Requirements (updated 01/06/2017) MS Word file
- Standard 4 – General Principles Conduct of the Case (added 01/06/2017) MS Word file
- Proposed Standard Pre-petition Representation (added 01/05/2017)
- Standard 5/6 – Investigation (updated 01/06/2017) MS Word file
- Standard 6/7 – Court Preparation (updated 01/06/2017) MS Word file
- Standard 7/8 – Hearings (added 02/09/2016) MS Word file
- Standard 8/9 – Post Hearings (added 12/07/2016) MS Word file
- Standard 9/10 – Appeal Issues for Appellate Lawyer (updated 01/04/2017) MS Word file
Draft Appendices
- Appendix A and Appendix B (added 01/05/2017) MS Word file
- Appendix C and Appendix D (added 01/05/2017 MS Word file
Additional Information
- Working draft of the 2014 Parent and Child Performance Standards (added 9/30/2016) MS Word file
- Memo regarding working draft (added 9/30/2016)
- Outstanding Questions (added 01/06/2017)