Child Welfare
Advokids Executive Director, Margaret Coyne interviewed by Maureen Langan of KGO810
Maureen Langan and Margaret Coyne discuss foster care and Advokids’ free telephone hotline. Listen to the interview here.
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Lexi, ICWA and A Failing Child Welfare System
It is not often that we see California dependency cases playing out in the press but this past weekend local Southern California T.V. stations reported on Lexi, a six year old L.A. County foster child and her imminent move to Utah to be placed with extended family members. The reporting spotlights the complex Indian Child…
Read MoreGiving a Nine-Month Old Girl and her Grandmother a Voice in the Court System
A grandmother called Advokids’ hotline today asking for help advocating for her infant granddaughter who is in her care. The grandmother obtained a temporary guardianship in probate court when the case was referred to the county child welfare department because of issues of possible parental neglect—including domestic violence, drugs, and anger issues. From this point…
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