“State intervention in the lives of families, even when absolutely necessary, is a traumatic experience for children and parents alike.” Indeed, “here are hardly more consequential acts the government can take than deciding whether to remove a child from the…
Courts to Attorneys: Be Ready to Try Your Case When It’s Called
As most of you know, the San Francisco Superior Court has weathered some extraordinary hardships in the past few years because of the impact of the great recession on the state’s economy and the concomitant reductions in court funding. Despite…