June 09, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Will the Real Expert Please Take the Stand?Experts come in all shapes and sizes, so try your case with what you have. To preserve error, object.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
5 minute read
May 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
What Constitutes Malpractice by a Child Welfare Attorney?The legal landscape and complex challenges facing today's child welfare attorney are daunting. Simply because children are involved, difficult legal situations demand the guidance of a highly qualified attorney.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
May 14, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Where Does an 'Outcry Witness' Fit in the Child Abuse Arena?Social workers must have a basic knowledge of how legal proceedings work, especially if they are called to be an outcry witness.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
April 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month — so is May, June ...It is imperative that we join together as one Nation to combat child abuse in all of its forms — through neglect, mistreatment, or physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
April 16, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Children, Parents, CPS and Second Medical OpinionsA faulty medical determination of child abuse or neglect can destroy the life of a child and its family. "Measure twice, cut once," is a great rule for carpenters; it's also an important lesson for Child Protective Services.
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter
6 minute read
March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
The RIGHT Response to Elder AbusePeople seeking to age in place with dignity may need assistance; as attorneys, we should take steps to protect the elderly and disabled from abuse, neglect and exploitation, say Elisa Reiter, a family law and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.
By Daniel Pollack & Elisa Reiter
8 minute read
March 21, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Still Thrashing: Is the Thrash Case a Bleak Commentary on Incapacity?Seniors need not adhere to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's survival of the fittest rhetoric. Seniors have hope, there are resources in Texas that provide services to the elderly, say attorneys Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
March 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Unfit to Parent: A Texas PerspectiveTo determine the fitness of a parent, courts should look at many factors, as established by the Texas Supreme Court in Holley v. Adams, say Elisa Reiter, a family and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
March 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Does This Seem Fishy to You? Justice Barrett's First Opinion for the US Supreme CourtJustice Amy Barrett discussed a number of exceptions to the general principle espoused by FOIA in her first opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court this week in United States Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club.
By Elisa Reiter
6 minute read
February 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Religious Divorce in the Context of Civil LawDivorces can be unpredictable, messy and confounding for family law attorneys; moreover, some clients may also need a religious divorce. For such clients, in order to marry again within their house of worship, they may need to obtain a religious divorce document.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
14 minute read
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