Child Custody – Voices for Civil Justice

In Child Welfare, Two Worlds When it Comes to Legal Representation

Op-Ed (Mississippi)

In Child Welfare, Two Worlds When it Comes to Legal Representation

September 10, 2018 | Vivek Sankaran | Chronicle of Social Change (CA)
In one world, parents with resources immediately hire lawyers to help navigate troubled legal terrain. In the other, attorneys are viewed as luxuries, superfluous actors in a system in which the state is entrusted to protect the family’s interests.
Tags: Child Custody

Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings

Column (Mississippi)

Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings

January 16, 2018 | Rachel Blustain | Nation, The
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
Tags: Child Custody | Children & Juvenile

Legal help for needy in demand in Metro Detroit

News Story

Legal help for needy in demand in Metro Detroit

October 9, 2017 | Oralandar Brand-Williams | Detroit News
From assisting parents in custody disputes to helping low-income homeowners stave off foreclosure, area law clinics are ramping up their efforts to assist Metro Detroiters who can’t afford attorneys as demand increases.
Tags: Child Custody | Funding: Federal | Housing: Eviction

Nampa woman challenges state for parenting rights to her daughter

News Story (Idaho)

Nampa woman challenges state for parenting rights to her daughter

August 25, 2017 | Areena Arora | Idaho Press Tribune
A federal court ruled Thursday that Adela Ayala, 37, can continue the fight to be legally recognized as the parent to her 5-year-old daughter.
Tags: Child Custody | LGBTQ

Alliance for Children’s Rights

Provider (California)

Alliance for Children’s Rights

Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Alliance has protected the rights of impoverished, abused, and neglected children and youth since 1992.
Tags: Child Custody, Children & Juvenile, Education, Health Care, Schools: Special Education

Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center (Los Angeles)

Provider (California)

Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center (Los Angeles)

Levitt Quinn provides affordable family law legal services, with a priority to cases involving children. HQ in LA.
Tags: Child Custody, Children & Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Family

Riverside Legal Aid (California)

Bar/Pro Bono, Provider (California)

Riverside Legal Aid (California)

Founded 1982, Public Service Law Corporation of the Riverside County Bar Association, dba Riverside Legal Aid provides pro bono legal services, education and counseling in Riverside County.
Tags: Child Custody, Children & Juvenile, Consumer Protection, Domestic Violence, Family, Housing, Pro Bono