I was trained to represent children in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases by KIND in Washington D.C. KIND is on the front lines of providing advocacy for unaccompanied minors. In 2014, an unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors crossed the border and became a humanitarian crisis. Although other issues have now been headlining the news…(Read More)

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce written by Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis, and Sandra Blakeslee, profoundly affected how I advise clients in custody proceedings. It is the only longitudinal study that has been done on children of divorce. It tracks 131 children over the course of 30 years to find out the long-term…(Read More)

Our Family Wizard is a website that “offers divorced or separated parents an array of tools to easily schedule child custody and track parenting time, share important family information, manage expenses as well as create an accurate, clear log of divorce communication.” OFW website. Over the course of my decade worth of experience in the…(Read More)

This handbook was created to help explain the court process to parents and guardians who are involved in foster care cases.  Being involved in the court system can be very overwhelming and confusing.  There are many attorneys involved and numerous court appearances.   This handbook explains the definition of abuse and neglect, explains how the…(Read More)