Reasonable Efforts: A Judicial Perspective by Judge Leonard Edwards

We are so pleased that Judge Edwards will be keynoting our Annual Conference this year.

He has recently published a book called Reasonable Efforts: A Judicial Perspective.  You can learn more about the book HERE.

We were able to get copies of the book to give to the first 50 attorneys who registered for the conference.

For those of you who didn't get one you can request a hard copy by contacting:

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Attention: Cheryl Davidek
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507

There is no charge for the book, but there will be a small charge for shipping and handling.

The book is also available for download in .mobi format for Kindle and .epub format for other eReaders.

From the Foreword by the Hon. Michael Nash, Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles Juvenile Court:

“As juvenile court judges, we must find that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent the removal of children from their families, that reasonable efforts have been made to give families a meaningful opportunity to reunify after the children have been removed, and that reasonable efforts have been made to secure permanency for children. These findings must be made within the context of every case, taking into consideration the individual strengths and needs of every family and its members. The issues are varied and often complex. …