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Parenting Programs
Hot Topics · Jan 20, 2023

Parenting Programs

By: Lynne Katz l It wasn’t that long ago that I stood in a Juvenile Court courtroom for a case that was…

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Divorce and the Holidays: Tips to Prepare Your Kids
Hot Topics · Dec 15, 2022

Divorce and the Holidays: Tips to Prepare Your Kids

By Samantha Carella, PsyD, ABPP-CC – Board Certified Psychologist in Child and Adolescent Psychology – Holidays are stressful enough, even in families…

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The Relationship Between Adoption Law and The Florida Child Welfare System
Hot Topics · Nov 17, 2022

The Relationship Between Adoption Law and The Florida Child Welfare System

By Alan Isaac Mishael In Florida, purely private, domestic adoptions that do not originate through Florida’s child welfare system are typically governed…

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What to expect from your Parenting Coordinator (“PC”)?
Hot Topics · Oct 16, 2022

What to expect from your Parenting Coordinator (“PC”)?

Helenann Shapiro First, the million-dollar question: when to use a PC? The short answer is anytime during the divorce process from the…

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Advocating for LGBTQ+ Youth in Today’s World
Hot Topics · Sep 23, 2022

Advocating for LGBTQ+ Youth in Today’s World

Robert Latham, Esq. Maritza Fernandez, Miami Law Class of 2022 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth are experiencing legal…

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Pointers For Starting the School Year On The Right Foot
Hot Topics · Aug 21, 2022

Pointers For Starting the School Year On The Right Foot

Written by: Stacey Jones, PH.D., P.A. With summer coming to a close, it’s time to start thinking about the beginning of the…

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What About The Children?
Hot Topics · Jul 25, 2022

What About The Children?

By: Dr. Ronda Fuchs, Psy.D, Accredited Collaborative Family Law Facilitator Divorce is a “death,” a “loss” not only for the parents but…

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Immigration Issues in Separation and Divorce Proceedings
Hot Topics · Jun 27, 2022

Immigration Issues in Separation and Divorce Proceedings

Written by Laura F. Kelley, Esq. Immigration through marriage is one of the most popular ways of immigrating to the United States,…

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Unaccompanied Children
Hot Topics · Jun 27, 2022

Unaccompanied Children

Jennifer Anzardo Valdes, Esq. Children’s Legal Program, Elizabeth Anon, Esq. His House Children’s Home, Unaccompanied children are undocumented immigrant children under the…

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When Children are Victim/Witnesses in Criminal Court Proceedings
Hot Topics · May 23, 2022

When Children are Victim/Witnesses in Criminal Court Proceedings

By Fran Feinberg, Esq. and Katrina Valiente, Esq. ; The Criminal Court Project is an outreach program of the Guardian ad Litem…

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