Children Behind the Scenes: William Mitchell's Child Protection Clinic Elizabeth Thornton A Q&A with Justice Helen Meyer, ret., about the William Mitchell Law Clinic's role in representing parents in child welfare cases.
Children Why High Quality Parent Representation Matters Elizabeth Thornton An advisor for a law school clinic representing parents in child welfare cases in Minnesota explains the importance of quality parent representation.
Children Understanding Neglect's Toll on Child Development Claire Chiamulera A new report shares how severe neglect impacts young chidren's development and sets a framework for intervening.
Children Role of Judges in Implementing Fostering Connections: Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Provisions Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center A brief overview of Fostering Connections' provisions for Native American Tribes. General judicial considerations for implementation and questions to ask from the bench to help ensure compliance with the law and best practice are provided.
Children Child in Relatives’ Care Was Not Dependent Based on Mother's Drug Use and Homelessness While mother lived in unsafe conditions herself and used illegal drugs, and where child occasionally visited her, trial court properly dismissed petition absent evidence that child was harmed physically or mentally from the visits or that he had been exposed to the drug use.
Children Cocaine Exposure with No Evidence of Harm Did Not Support Dependency Finding Where child was found at birth to have been exposed to cocaine, but there was no medical evidence of distress or impairment, and no evidence that mother was a substance abuser, trial court was incorrect in taking dependency jurisdiction. Dependency requires harm, imminent danger, or serious risk of harm.
