Kids and the Law: An A-to-Z Guide For Parents
Funded by the California Bar Foundation
Kids and the Law: An A-to-Z Guide for Parents is designed to give you a basic overview of some of the laws that apply to children - laws created, in many instances, to help safeguard your youngsters at school, in part0time jobs and at play. This updated version of the guide can also help you understand your rights and responsibilities as a parent and assist you in answering your children's questions about the law. And it may be useful to others as well - to teachers and social workers, for example, who work with young people in California.
The subjects are set out in a dictionary-type format with cross-references to other subject areas when appropriate. In some instances, we have noted the specific law for those interested in seeing out more detailed information. In addition, we have included a glossary to help demystify some of the legal terms that you might come across when dealing with the law.