Course Details

Indian Child Welfare
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Type

CLN

Credits Desc.

4F/3S cr.

Credits Def. Value

4 cr.

Prerequisites

(none listed)

Senior Writing?

(not listed)

Student Year

2L/3L

When Offered

Fall & Spring

Description:

The Indian Child Welfare Act Clinic is a two-semester clinic offered annually since 1996. The clinic gives students practical experience in handling family law and juvenile law cases with a special emphasis on the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) passed by Congress in 1978.

Weekly classroom sessions are held in conjunction with the Child Advocacy Clinic and cover such topics as interviewing, negotiation, and motion practice. Students handle two to three cases over two semesters. Cases are referred from the Indian Child Welfare Law Center and students work closely with Shannon Smith, the Executive Director of ICWA, and other Center staff attorneys. These cases are selected to provide students with a variety of substantive and procedural experiences. The clinic course is a two-semester program beginning in the fall semester. Students earn a total of seven credits allocated over two semesters.
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Sections

Fall 2012–Spring 2013: Indian Child Welfare

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Type

CLN

Credits

4

Prerequisites

(none listed)

Senior Writing?

(not listed)

Student Year

2L/3L

Details:

(see course description, above)

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