At the 2007 Mid-Year Meeting in Miami, the ABA House of Delegates adopted a policy drafted by the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel that urges federal, territorial, state and local lawmakers to respond to the increasing social and family support needs of the young and teenage children of deployed American military members by:

(1) Enacting laws entitling designated caregivers of children and families of deployed American servicemembers to use employment leave time or sick time that such employees have already earned or accrued, to provide direct care and support to those children and families; and

(2) Ensuring that all state public school residency laws permit, and make clear that, children of deployed parents who are living with temporary non-parental caretakers, such as grandparents, other relatives or family friends, may attend their local public school tuition-free, or such children may attend their pre-deployment public school tuition-free even when required to move outside that school district to reside with a temporary caretaker.

Read the complete recommendation and report.

"Child Care Concerns"
Patricia Apy, ABA L.A.M.P. Committee Member Video | Real Media | Audio

"Legal Support for Military Personnel and Their Families"
Brig. Gen. David Hague (Ret.) ABA Youth at Risk Commission Video | Real Media | Audio

Read the press release: "ABA Supports Assistance for Military Families"