The Family Services program provides services to low income, domestic violence victims, sexual assault victims, Youth services and Child care. The goal of the Family Services Program to promote self-sufficiency, promote positive development and prevention for youth, child care services to provide short...
Children of divorce and children of people who were never married have a right to child support in most jurisdictions. In many states if a woman has a baby and is unmarried the information given at the hospital will be used by the state to begin the court process needed to make the fathe...
I know for myself, I am confident I can help my clients, whether they are gay, non-binary, or fluid. My commitment and level of advocacy are always going to be the same. Concerns over the Future Loom Large In the past, same-sex couples who married in other states faced the risk ...
When an adoption is finalized in court, the adoptee’s Original Birth Certificate (OBC) is revoked, sealed, and replaced with an Amended Birth Certificate (ABC). The court mails the Final Court Order of Adoption to the State’s Office of Vital Records where a new birth certificate is creat...
Self-restraint is replaced by restraint by the state and that often takes remarkably coercive forms. Now that New York has opened Family Court to the public, I suggest that Professor Hacker take a look at what goes on there. Perhaps then he might understand why the social ethic of family ...
Probate cases eventually make their way to the local court. Having probate lawyers familiar with the local court system can be advantageous. They understand the expectations of local judges, procedural intricacies, and can navigate the legal system more effectively on your behalf. ...
The change process begins with motivation for personal change, self-healing within the control of each individual client; we help clients identify what's getting in the way of their happiness; we help foster a plan for change in connection with others so clients never feel alone in their journ...
(Donald A. Gordon & Jack Arbuthnot). While posting on one, another one (“Solutions for Families” co-parenting, taking court referrals in Southern California) run by an involved volunteer director) showed up and had already received an award (in 2011) although it’d self-dissolved back in...
work through family issues, work toward self acceptance, and become more in touch with spirituality. Patients find that the process is relaxing, peaceful, and is a vitally important and effective tool in their recovery. Quote from a patient: “Art therapy gave expression to things that I had ...
The evidence used will help the courts determine which parent should have sole custody or if joint custody is better. In Oklahoma, a judge will only approve a custody plan that promotes the best interests of the child. If parents cannot mutually agree to such a plan, the court will… Read...