Boston Globe Shines Light on Impact of DCF Office Moves October 30, 2019 Abigail Salois Children and Family Law, Criminal Defense, Uncategorized Comments Off on Boston Globe Shines Light on Impact of DCF Office Moves The Department of Children and Families has recently moved some of its field offices from city centers to areas that […] Read more
Changes to DCF Foster Care Review Process January 30, 2019 Elizabeth Broderick Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on Changes to DCF Foster Care Review Process CAFL attorneys should have received an e-mail from Virginia Peel on January 23, 2019 notifying them that DCF has implemented changes to its […] Read more
New Juvenile Court Rules and Time Standards Effective November 5, 2018 October 29, 2018 Elizabeth Broderick Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on New Juvenile Court Rules and Time Standards Effective November 5, 2018 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued new Juvenile Court Rules for the Care and Protection of Children, effective on […] Read more
Care and Protection of Walt November 8, 2017 Abigail Salois Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on Care and Protection of Walt On October 20, 2018, the SJC delivered a tremendous win for vulnerable families in Massachusetts through its decision in Care […] Read more
DCF New Family Assessment and Action Planning Policies June 7, 2017 Abigail Salois Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on DCF New Family Assessment and Action Planning Policies The Massachusetts Department and Children and Family Services (DCF) has a new policy directing social workers how to conduct clinical […] Read more
CAFL Announces the Establishment of the Margaret Winchester Award February 2, 2016 Ben Vivante Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on CAFL Announces the Establishment of the Margaret Winchester Award We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Margaret Winchester Award to honor excellence in child welfare advocacy, in […] Read more
Family Resource Centers Now Open September 21, 2015 Ben Vivante Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on Family Resource Centers Now Open The Family Resource Centers (FRCs) of Massachusetts is a statewide network providing community-based, multi-cultural parenting programs, support groups, early childhood […] Read more
Nancy Hathaway Receives Juvenile Bar Association Award April 3, 2015 Ben Vivante Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on Nancy Hathaway Receives Juvenile Bar Association Award Nancy Hathaway, a supervising attorney in CPCS’s Children and Family Law Division office in Boston, was honored by the Juvenile […] Read more
U.S. Department of Justice and HHS Find that DCF Violated ADA and Section 504 February 5, 2015 Ben Vivante Children and Family Law, Uncategorized Comments Off on U.S. Department of Justice and HHS Find that DCF Violated ADA and Section 504 In a Letter of Findings made public Monday, the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the U.S. Dept. of Health and […] Read more
Notice Regarding Application for Appointment of GAL’s in Juvenile Court January 22, 2015 Ben Vivante Children and Family Law, Uncategorized No comments yet The current lists of individuals eligible for appointment as guardians ad litem in all categories and in all divisions of […] Read more