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Inalienable Rights of Children  - To hold adults accountable for abusing them or allowing abuse to continue.
- To enjoy the same legal and constitutional rights adults enjoy.
- To have a guardian advocate oversee the work of the system for them exclusively.
- To have legal matters pertaining to their protection heard by a judge other than the one hearing their parents' divorce case.
- To have their case heard by a judge trained and experienced in the full effects of child sexual abuse and child development.
- To hold an accused parent responsible for proving visitation would be good for them, rather than hold the protecting parent responsible for proving it might cause harm.
- To see their convicted abusers punished under the full extent of the law rather than have sentences mitigated because the victim was a child or family member.
- To be examined by doctors and experts who have extensive experience and training in child-sexual-abuse issues.
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