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Feb 5, 2004 family-law parental-authority affidavit-of-desistance minor guardian-ad-litem judicial-ethics

Parental Rights vs Child’s Affidavit of Desistance: Protecting Minors in Legal Proceedings

A judge was fined for dismissing a rape case based on a minor’s affidavit of desistance without parental consent or notice. Key family law lessons.