Child Welfare
Called Safe
Wendy Davis |
A spate of deaths, starvations and other horrors are recent reminders that too many foster homes are anything but havens for endangered kids. Why does it happen? If only their caseworkers knew.
Staten Island
Misrepresenting Families
Wendy Davis |
Absurdly low fees for attorneys who represent poor parents in family court aren’t just a problem for counsel: Parents who can’t find lawyers can’t get their kids out of foster care, either.
Manhattan
A BATTERED MOM ISN'T A BAD MOM, COURT TELLS CITY.
Wendy Davis |
Women who are the victims of domestic violence can’t be found guilty of child neglect by family courts, a state appellate court has ruled.
Family Court
Room for Homeless Families
Jill Grossman |
Can experts do what 20 years of court couldn’t?
Family Court
Dear Mr. System…
Jill Grossman |
Now on the city payroll, a veteran of homelessness gets power’s ear.
Family Court
Firsthand: A Father's Lament
Jamie Tucker |
Trying to keep your kids–when you can’t keep an apartment.
Staten Island
PINS City
Wendy Davis |
There’s little that judges can do to rein in young people who run wild and talk back, but a new law could double the number of troubled teens stuck in the court of last resort.
Child Welfare
Active Parenting
Wendy Davis |
Her boyfriend beat her so badly she had to be hospitalized. Then the city took her kids because of it. Meet the mom who’s turning a legal fight into a source of inspiration for other two-time victims.
Family Court
Classroom Adversaries
Wendy Davis |
It’s been known as a training ground for activist attorneys since it was founded in 1983. Today, CUNY School of Law hosts a new struggle–pragmatism versus radicalism.
