CHILDREN

Our profile of lawyers representing the children has implications for developing and sustaining a state's system for training and delivering legal services for children... The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) provides an ABA-approved certification of lawyers as specialists in child welfare law. NACC Certification of the most experienced and capable lawyers for children has become an increasingly important means of professionalizing the field and identifying the emerging leadership and role models... In January of 2019, the Children's Bureau made available federal funding to support the legal representation for children and parents in child welfare cases. States may now be reimbursed for up to 50% of the costs of providing legal representation to children and parents.