Representing Children in Foster Care
There is no more vulnerable group of children than those in foster care. These children are caught at the juncture where immigration law and that of the state child welfare system intersect. Their dependence on the state isolates them from the community and makes access to justice for relief outside the foster care system often impossible to obtain.
The goal of this educational stream is to inspire and empower lawyers across bars – immigration, family law, domestic relations, juvenile justice, probate as examples – to represent children in foster care. To do so requires knowledge of both the child welfare system and immigration law and procedure.
This resource provides information to assist advocates for non-citizen children in child protection proceedings, both those representing the child in family or juvenile court and those who may be representing the child as their immigration attorney.
This guidance was created in partnership with Professor Randi Mandelbaum and students in the Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers Law School.
There is no more vulnerable group of children than those in foster care. These children are caught at the juncture where immigration law and that of the state child welfare system intersect. Their dependence on the state isolates them from the community and makes access to justice for relief outside the foster care system often impossible to obtain.
The goal of this educational stream is to inspire and empower lawyers across bars – immigration, family law, domestic relations, juvenile justice, probate as examples – to represent children in foster care. To do so requires knowledge of both the child welfare system and immigration law and procedure.
This resource provides information to assist advocates for non-citizen children in child protection proceedings, both those representing the child in family or juvenile court and those who may be representing the child as their immigration attorney.
This guidance was created in partnership with Professor Randi Mandelbaum and students in the Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers Law School.
The goal of the Predicate Order Resource Center and this page is to provide advocates with easy access to publications and other resources to be used as a starting place for research and further investigation. It is not a substitute for independent thought, research and, if applicable, obtaining legal advice.