Month: May 2012

  • SIJ Status Denied Because of Bad Juvenile Court Findings

    However, the [Nebraska] juvenile court did not make a finding that the petitioner’s reunification with one or both of his parents “is not viable due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis found under State law,” as required by section 101(a)(27)(J)(i) of the Act. Although the temporary guardianship order indicated that the petitioner “may be…

  • Next Friends in Dependency

    Robin Rosenberg and Sarah Campbell are proposing the use of next friends to assert a child’s request for an attorney in dependency proceedings. The next friend would then have standing to appeal a denial of the order to appoint counsel. Has anyone tried this?

  • What do psychological orders have to do?

    Orders for psychological evaluation must state the time, place, manner, and scope of the evaluation.  K.K. v. Department of Children and Family Services, — So.3d —-, 2012 WL 1449413 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2012).  

  • Somewhere Between Henderson and M.M.: TPR’ing for Poverty

    The trial court found that the Father breached his case plan in four material aspects: (1) intentionally absconding to Oklahoma, (2) concealing the fact of his relocation to Oklahoma, (3) failing to obtain approved housing, and (4) continuing to neglect N.R.-G. despite the completion of parenting classes. Because these breaches did not pose any danger to N.R.-G.’s well-being and…