Juvenile Rights

In recent years, the rights of juveniles in family law, criminal law, and delinquency proceedings have emerged as a highly controversial issue that has received an abundance of attention. As the result of several important decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court, many different types of changes have been implemented within the juvenile court system. At the Law Office of Scott David Stewart, Phoenix juvenile rights attorney Scott David Stewart is highly knowledgeable of the new changes to how juveniles are treated and can effectively explain how this may affect your family law case.

Some of the due process protections that are now afforded to children include some of the same rights that adult offenders are granted, including:

• Rights to notice and a hearing
• Right to confront witnesses
• Right against self-incrimination
• Right to have an attorney

However, the juvenile court system still focuses on rehabilitation rather than punishment, as the adult criminal system does.

Though advances have been made, the consideration of juvenile rights is still vastly inferior to consideration of adult rights. The distinction has been made that yes, the Constitution does protect children, but not to the same extent to which it protects adults.

Juvenile rights are frequently considered regarding the sharing of medical information with a child's parents. A debate continues over whether notification of a child's abortion, pregnancy, or other reproductive health information should be given to parents. The theory on these matters varies from state to state, and our firm can help you understand how Arizona law takes these and other issues of juvenile rights into consideration when making a determination on a legal situation.

Regardless of an individual's age, they have rights - contact Phoenix juvenile rights lawyer Scott David Stewart today to learn more about the rights of juveniles within family law cases.