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Kelsey Turner

Kelsey Turner is an investigative reporter at InvestigateWest. Her reporting has stretched from her home state of New Jersey to Illinois, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. She can be reached at kelsey@invw.org.

6/10/2025

Family Law Experts Push Legal Framework to Guide Guardian Ad Litem Reform in Washington State

In Washington state, a ‘model code’ would have only licensed mental health professionals making parenting plan recommendations to the court.

6/6/2025

A Washington Mother Had Custody of Her Kids and Protection From Her Abuser. Then a Guardian Ad Litem Got Involved.

A Washington mother filed a lawsuit alleging that a guardian ad litem and her abuser’s attorney colluded to flip the narrative against her.

12/17/2024

Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant

Idaho officials are deploying Dobbs and policy protecting “preborn children” to allege that mothers abused or neglected children before birth.