I literally just had a case today where CPS wanted to remove my clients' foster child from their care after 2.5 years and place with a relative. The attorney for CPS argued, with a straight face, that yes their will be trauma to the child, but the trauma is ok because the child would be placed with a blood relative.…

I too am an attorney in the child welfare world and have the same questions, concerns and reservations. I feel so torn about this case and mostly feel terrible for that little girl. She has had three trauma inducing placement changes during the peak of her attachment building years. Her life moving forward is not…

OMG golden puppies - reminds me of mine when she came home. Makes me want to get a friend for her. She's now four years old (with the personality of a puppy) and forever and always wants me to take her out to play ball instead of letting me work...

This happens a lot through the foster care system. I cannot count the number of disrupted re-adoptions that I have seen. These kids are horribly abused by their parents, and then their adoptive parent no longer wants them so they deceive third-parties into adopting the "problem" and then the horribly abused kid who…

It was actually Tursday night...

As a lawyer, this is the best possible outcome. The swiftness of this plea is impressive. I do need to give Mr. Castro credit in that he appears to be taking responsibility for his actions, and for the first time in over a decade, putting the interests of his victims first. What this plea does is guarantee he will…

I've never watched the show, but everything I've read about Mama June makes me LOVE her. She obviously puts her kids first and wants the absolute best for them.

Also, RadioLab did a really great and accessible episode on this. http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab…

Was just coming here to say that - both looks are stunning!

This. This still happens. 1L year we had the orientation evening for the appellate competition and when the subject of dress code came up the ladies were told, very clearly, that if we chose to wear pants we would be scored down. This damn near detailed the whole thing as the ladies - who represented the greater…

Kiehl's has an amazing sunscreen. I have terrible combo skin and break out at the thought of a French fry, but that sunscreen has never caused a zit.