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The mission of ISBA Child Law Section
- to inform all lawyers practicing in the areas impacting children including but not limited to juvenile justice and child protection law, adoption, education, guardianship, family law of the current and significant developments in those areas;
- to review, monitor and propose legislation in all legal areas impacting children;
- to enhance the professional skills of lawyers who practice in these areas through continuing legal education programs and publications; and
- to provide a forum for all entities, lawyers and other interested parties to work for the refinement and improvement of laws and systems impacting children.
Related Articles
Current Newsletter — April 2025
- Editor’s Comment
- Benefits of Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect
- Reunification Therapy and How It Can Be Used to Help Children
- A Positive Outlook for the Child Welfare System: Proposed Bill Would Require Human Trafficking Training for State’s Attorneys and Child Welfare Workers
- DCFS Should Be Aware of Reactive Attachment Disorder
- A Focus on Children’s Rights
- People vs. Bias: Discretionary Juvenile Transfer and the Importance of History
- New Report Calls for Systemic Overhaul of Broken Juvenile Detention System
- An Alternative to the Traditional Justice System: Restorative Justice in Chicago
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- LAWPAC Needs You!
Recent Related Cases
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Juvenile Probation | 4th Dist.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
In re D.J., 2025 IL App (4th) 250004 (June 11, 2025) Stephenson Co. (LANNERD) Affirmed in part and vacated in part; cause remanded with directions. -
Juvenile Court Act | 1st Dist.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
In re D.S., 2025 IL App (1st) 241635 (April 22, 2025) 2d Div./Cook Co. (McBRIDE) Affirmed in part and dismissed in part. -
Probate Act | 1st Dist.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
In re M.S., 2025 IL App (1st) 241925 (March 31, 2025) 1st Div./Cook Co. (COBBS) Vacated and remanded. -
Termination of Parental Rights | 1st Dist.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
In re L.G., 2025 IL App (1st) 241464 (February 28, 2025) 6th Div./Cook Co. (C.A. WALKER) Affirmed. -
Juvenile Court Act | 1st Dist.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
In re M.T., 2025 IL App (1st) 232134 (February 21, 2025) 5th Div. (MIKVA) Affirmed.
Upcoming CLE
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June 25 | Online
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June 25 | Online
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September 5 | Bloomington
Other Events
- August 7, 2025 | | Zoom
Video
Watch the ISBA & CCBA GAL Diversity Program (recorded March 26, 2021)
Public Resources
- A guide to the Juvenile Delinquency Court in Illinois for Juveniles and Their Parents
- Una Guía sobre la Corte de Menores en Illinois para los Menores y sus Padres
- Request printed copies of these guides
Tools and Resources
- Child Law discussion group is available to section members via the Child Law community in ISBA Central
- The Child Law Section directory is available to all ISBA members
- Illinois Juvenile Court Act
- Useful links
- Resources for Attorneys and Judges in Juvenile Court
- Additional Juvenile Justice Resources available at jjustice.org