The article discusses Matter of Albert S., which upheld the termination of parental rights due to mental illness. The court required clear and convincing evidence that the parents, diagnosed with ...

TO: ERIC HADDRILLA hearing regarding termination of parental rights will be conducted by the court on April 21, 2026 and April 23, 2026 at 9:00 am -12:00 pm in 35th Circuit Court Family Division 110 ...

Martin Guggenheim, co-director of the Family Defense Clinic at NYU School of Law, discusses Matter of K.Y.Z. which held for the first time that determining whether the evidence supporting the ...

RICHMOND, VA — Where unstable housing, substance abuse, lack of childcare/supervision and an unsafe home environment were conditions that led to the minor child being placed in foster care, and mother ...

DETROIT, MI — Where a respondent has challenged an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child, the trial court did not comply with the procedures of the Indian Child Welfare Act and the ...

HARRISBURG — Children and parents separated through the termination of parental rights would have a pathway to restore that legal relationship under legislation being considered in Pennsylvania’s ...