Children and the Law
This Restatement deals comprehensively with the legal regulation of children, rather than solely with family law matters.
Tentative Draft No. 6 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 6 contains material from Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect, Chapter 4, Emancipation of Minors, Chapter 7, Student Speech Rights, Chapter 11, Delinquency Proceedings, Chapter 12, Delinquency Dispositions, Chapter 13, Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System, Chapter 14, Medical Decisionmaking by Minors, and Chapter 16, Juvenile Curfews. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2024 Annual Meeting subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
Tentative Draft No. 5 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 5 contains material from Chapter 1, Parental Authority and Responsibilities, Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect, and Chapter 3, Child in Need of Services, of Part I on Children in Families; Chapter 13, Delinquency Proceedings, of Part III on Children in the Justice System; and Chapter 18, Minors’ Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Outside the School Context, and Chapter 20, Minors’ Obligations and Responsibilities, of Part IV on Children in Society. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
Tentative Draft No. 4 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 4 includes material from Chapter 1, Parental Authority and Responsibilities, and Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect, of Part I (Children in Families); Chapter 5, State Duty to Educate Children, of Part II (Children in Schools); and Chapter 12, Pre-Adjudication, Chapter 13, Delinquency Proceedings, Chapter 14, Delinquency Dispositions, and Chapter 15, Juveniles in Criminal Justice System, of Part III (Children in the Justice System), as well as three new Comments to be added to previously approved Sections in Part II. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2022 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
Tentative Draft No. 3 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 3 includes § 2.22 from Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect; § 8.10 from Chapter 8, Student Speech Rights; §§ 9.10 and 9.20 from Chapter 9, Religion in Public Schools; §§ 10.10 and 10.20 from Chapter 10, School Searches; and §§ 12.10 and 12.11 from Chapter 12, Pre-Adjudication. This draft was approved by the membership at the 2021 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and to editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
Tentative Draft No. 2 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 2 contains §§ 1.80-1.82 of Chapter 1, Parental Authority and Responsibilities; § 2.24 of Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect; §§ 8.10 and 8.20 of Chapter 8, Discipline and Order Maintenance; § 15.30 of Chapter 15, Delinquency Proceedings; § 17.20 of Chapter 17, Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System; and §§ 19.01 of 19.02 from Chapter 19, Medical Decisionmaking by Minors. The draft was approved by the membership at the 2019 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and to the usual editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text of the entire project is published.
Tentative Draft No. 1 (Electronic PDF)
Tentative Draft No. 1 contains portions of Chapters 1-3 of Part I, Children in Families, and portions of Chapter 14 of Part III, Children in the Justice System. The draft was approved by the membership at the 2018 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and to the usual editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text of the entire project is published.