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CLC Attorneys Kathleen Moccio and Peter Gorman win in MN Court of Appeals

Kathleen Moccio and Peter Gorman won their appeal on behalf of client D.A.M. in an immigration case that could have far reaching impact.

REPRESENTING YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE TRAINING MATERIALS

11.5.2012 (Last Updated)

The following links and attachments contain materials for Children’s Law Center’s Representing Youth In Foster Care (RYFC) Training.

A Minnesota Court of Appeals Victory

5.1.2010
We are excited to announce that Children’s Law Center of Minnesota (CLC) volunteer attorneys Ann Marie Hanrahan, Associate General Counsel at 3M, and Steven Lucke, Charles LaPlant and Mike Wahoske of Dorsey & Whitney, were successful in their appeal of CLC client N.Y.B’s expulsion from Anoka Hennepin School District. The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the School District’s retroactive efforts to substantiate its expulsion decision were insufficient and that the expulsion violated N.Y.B.’s constitutional due process rights.

Published Works by CLC Staff

Updated 6.29.2010
Just added: The Child Attorney’s Role in Promoting Placement Stability-By Lori D. Semke- This article was originally published in Child Welfare 360: Promoting Placement Stability, Spring 2010, by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Foster Care Articles & Statistics

Read Minnesota statistics and learn why foster care programs such as Children’s Law Center of Minnesota are so important.

Foster Care & Youth in Transition Facts

National statistics on foster care, and nationwide statistics on youth transitioning out of foster care. Many studies have documented that the outlook for foster youth who age out is often grim.

Pressing Issues

Approximately 22,000 children age out of foster care systems every year.