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Budget Shortfall Prompted Minnesota Public Defenders to Discontinue Representing Parents in Child Protection Cases, Shifting the Responsibility and the Cost to Counties

– 10/30/08

Children Facing Deportation in Nine Major Cities Will Receive Free Legal Help From Newly Expanded Microsoft-Law Firm Partnership, Angelina Jolie as Spokesperson, Will Spend $14.5 Million Over Three Years

– 10/24/08

Children Facing Deportation by Spain are Denied Legal Representation Made Available to Adults, Says Human Rights Watch

– 10/24/08

“Policy” Savings in UK Courts Could Mean Children, Immigrants, and Prisoners Would Lose Government-Provided Representation or See Increased Court Fees

– 10/17/08

Lawyers and Doctors Partner to Create One-Stop-Shops for Seattle’s Low-Income Families With Funding From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

– 10/10/08

Parents in Family Court in Maryland Can Get Help Choosing Correct Form and Filling it Out With New Online “Automated Custody Interview”

– 10/10/08

Custody Cases of 100’s of Children Seized in Polygamist Ranch Raid Have Been Dropped by State of Texas; Dozens of FLDS Mothers Represented by LSC-Funded TRLA

– 09/12/08

Critics Say Parents in Santa Clara, CA Dependency Court Have “Little Chance of Improved Representation,” as State Opts for Lowest-Bidding Firm

– 08/14/08

Parents Facing Loss of Children to State May Get Better Representation in Dependency Court, as Multiple Firms Promise Stronger Advocacy in Bids for Contract

– 08/08/08

Poor Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights in Intra-Family Adoption Cases, and Their Children, Now Have Right to Counsel Thanks to New Louisiana Law

– 07/11/08

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