BOSTON – Shakespeare’s King Henry aptly said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Despite the perceived glamour of power, the stress that it accompanies can disrupt the entire enterprise if it is not well managed. Whether you’re a ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: Adoption, the preferred permanency plan
When a child is removed from the care of his or her parents and placed in the custody of the Department of Social Services, the Department must make efforts to achieve a permanency plan for the child. The permanency plans ...
Read More »Commentary: How attorneys can help business owners prepare for a divorce
Here’s a typical scenario: A spouse who owns a business walks into a family law attorney’s office looking for legal assistance for a divorce. The atmosphere is charged with emotion – mostly anger – and the discussion inevitably works its ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: Sex trafficking of children and the risks to youth in foster care
The prevention of the sex trafficking of children is quickly becoming an issue of national and statewide importance. Statistics show an increase in the vulnerability of runaways to become victims of sex trafficking from one in seven in 2013, to ...
Read More »Commentary: The best question a divorce lawyer can ask a client
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – What is the best question a divorce attorney can ask her client in their first meeting? It is this: “What kind of relationship do you want to have with your ex-spouse after the divorce?” Here are three ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: Enhancing ‘normalcy’ for children in foster care
Children in foster care often are not able to enjoy the same social and cultural activities as their non-foster care peers. Until last year, no law provided a foster parent the authority to give a foster child in his or ...
Read More »Commentary: Software licensing and you
BOISE, Idaho – How many software licenses does your company have? Let’s start with the easy ones: Microsoft Windows for the PC-based computers in your organization, and iOS for the Apple products you own. Then we add the applications, such ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: Making educational decisions for children in foster care
Children in foster care often need help getting on the right path to educational success. For those needing special education services, it is crucial that special education decisions are made in a timely and thoughtful fashion. Decisions that need to ...
Read More »Commentary – Resilience: An often overlooked skill for success
BOSTON – A recent study found lawyers have a rate of depression that is four times higher than that of the general population. The study also found lawyers have a rate of alcohol abuse that is three times higher than ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: The impact of Dustin R. on aging-out youth
It is painful yet not uncommon to receive a phone call from a former client who aged out of foster care and who is now homeless. This occurs primarily because when youth age out of foster care, at 21 years ...
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