Social Security Benefit Referrals for Children in Foster Care and Transfer of Payee Representation for Children and Young Adults Upon Entry and Exit from Foster Care
The lives of children are those most impacted by the child protection system. Justice, due process, and equal protection of the laws should demand that children have a meaningful opportunity to be heard, their position represented, and their rights and liberties protected. To accomplish these goals, the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (Center) supports a court-appointed, client-directed attorney to represent every child prior to the petition for dependency.
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