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Personalized Legal Solutions | Estate Planning | Family and Child Welfare Law
Personalized Legal Solutions | Estate Planning | Family and Child Welfare Law

A child’s life book & growing up in foster care

A foster child’s life book. A foster child’s life book is recording of milestones, memories, and special events. DCPP (DYFS) caseworkers should encourage resource parents (foster parents) and family members to create a life book for foster children.

Should foster children participate in court hearings?

Absolutely, children should participate in child welfare court hearings as long as the child wants to be involved. Many children wish to appear in court. Children desire to meet the judge because they feel it is important for the judge to put a face with a name when making critical decisions about their lives. Children mayContinue reading “Should foster children participate in court hearings?”