March 1990

Finders, Keepers, Losers, Weepers: Conflict of Laws in Adult Guardianship Cases
When it comes to determining which state has jurisdiction over an incapacitated or elderly person who is the subject of a guardianship proceeding, the courts have adopted both the "dividing in two" theory and the "finders keepers" theory of determining who has control.

By The National Senior Citizens Law Center
Legal Issues: Drug Testing of Postpartum Women and Newborns as the Basis for Civil and Criminal Proceedings
The growing practice of testing pregnant women for drug use and instituting neglect proceedings or criminal prosecution based on those results has created a serious health and civil liberties crisis; this article is designed to help practitioners think about affirmative ways to respond to some of the problems raised by drug testing of pregnant and postpartum women.

By Kary L. Moss
Due Process and Indigent Health Care: Handles to the Front Door
Enforcement of due process rights can be an important first step toward improving health care coverage for the many legal services clients who are ineligible for Medicaid.

By The National Health Law Program

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