family court

NY’s highest court has overturned the termination of a Syracuse mom’s parental rights due to "ineffective assistance of counsel."

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

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

A new Hennepin County program is part of growing efforts to provide legal assistance at the earliest possible stage of a child welfare case.

A growing cadre of canines do court duty in child protection and justice systems nationwide, helping comfort children in crisis.

Report suggests two-thirds of kids in California foster care never met with counsel before court, but critics call the findings flawed.

Legislators are seeking a $102 million investment to fix the “overburdened and under-resourced” family courts.

An Imprint review of the research finds that rigorous evaluation of court-appointed child advocates is limited, while taxpayer funding is up.

The stepped-up oversight has resulted in staff furloughs at the 39-year-old National CASA/GAL Association for Children.