Vivek Sankaran

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

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1,253

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1

Scholarly Papers (7)

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The Ties that Bind Us: An Empirical, Clinical, and Constitutional Argument Against Terminating Parental Rights

Sankaran & Church (2023), The Ties That Bind Us: An Empirical, Clinical, and Constitutional Argument Against Terminating Parental Rights, Family Court Rev., 61(2), 246-264.
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Apr 2023
Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Emory University School of Law
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children, constitutional law, family court, foster care, termination of parental rights, trauma

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Breaking Down the Silos that Harm Children: A Call to Child Welfare, Domestic Violence and Family Court Professionals

Joan S. Meier & Vivek Sankaran, Breaking Down the Silos that Harm Children: A Call to Child Welfare, Domestic Violence and Family Court Professionals, 28 VA. J. SOC. POL'Y & L. 275 (2021)., GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-29, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2021-29
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2023
Joan S. Meier and Vivek Sankaran
George Washington University - Law School and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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child abuse, child maltreatment, domestic violence, custody, child protection, child welfare, family court

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A Cure Worse than the Disease? The Impact of Removal on Children and their Families

Marquette Law Review, Vol. 102, No. 4, 2019
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Sep 2022
Vivek Sankaran, Christopher Church and Monique Mitchell
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Emory University School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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child welfare, CPS, removal, trauma, foster care, family separation, family regulation, juvenile court, family court

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A Quiet Revolution: How Judicial Discipline Essentially Eliminated Foster Care and Nearly Went Unnoticed

Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2022
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Aug 2022
Melissa Carter, Christopher Church and Vivek Sankaran
Emory University School of Law, Emory University School of Law and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Downloads 119 (503,527)
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foster care, child welfare, family regulation, family separation, child removal, CPS, family court, juvenile court

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The New Orleans Transformation: Foster Care as a Rare, Time-Limited Intervention

27 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 417 (2023).
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Jun 2023
Columbia University - Law School, Emory University School of Law, Emory University School of Law, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Independent
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children, family court, foster care

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Rethinking Foster Care: Why Our Current Approach to Child Welfare Has Failed

73 SMU L. Rev. F. 123 (2020)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Apr 2023
Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Emory University School of Law
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Applying Strict Scrutiny in Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings: Why Alabama's Jurisprudence Should Reshape Child Protection Practice 

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Christopher Church and Vivek Sankaran
Emory University School of Law and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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family defense, termination of parental rights, child protection