Indigent parent representation to be provided in six north Mississippi counties
Daily Journal – October 08, 2019 Six northeast Mississippi counties are now providing legal representation to some parents during youth court proceedings. The counties – Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tishomingo and Union – and the state are splitting the costs to hire five attorneys to represent indigent parents in abuse and neglect proceedings in youth…
Midland County child advocate attorneys receive raise
KOSA – October 15, 2019 Attorneys advocating for children in child protective services will soon be paid more, thanks to an item approved by Midland County Commissioner Monday morning. The attorneys are paid around $100 an hour by the county to advocate in court for families whose children recently were placed in the foster care…
Chronicle of Philanthropy: This 23-Year-Old’s Newborn Was Taken by the Government. Here’s How She Got Her Back.
A recent article by the Chronicle of Philanthropy quotes FJI Executive Team Member, Mimi Laver and Michele Cortese Executive Director of the Center for Family Representation regarding parent representation. Read the article here.
Michigan’s Plans for IV-E Claiming for Parents and Children’s Attorneys
Read the article here.
Florida’s foster children deserve high quality lawyers (Opinion)
Research has proved that high-quality legal representation for children is associated with better outcomes, shorter times in foster care, including the reduced use of expensive group home settings, and cost savings for states. Read the full article here.
Court of appeal in Washington vacates order terminating parental rights
Court of appeal in Washington vacates order terminating parental rights finding that the the superior court violated the appearance of fairness and parents’ due process because it assisted and advocated against the parents through its voluntary guardian ad litem program. Appellate court ordered the case remanded to a different county and ordered that the child…
Title IV-E Prevention Services CLEARINGHOUSE
The Title IV- E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an objective and transparent review of research on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families and prevent foster care placements. View…
Child Welfare Policy Manual Update
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families updates the Child Welfare Policy Manual making clear that federal IV-E reimbursement for the costs of independent legal representation for parents and children is available to tribes administering Title IV-E programs. Child Welfare Policy Manual, Section 8.1B, Question 31.