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Detroit
Center for Family Advocacy
Opened for business in July with a staff of three lawyers,
a social worker, a parent advocate and an office manager/legal
assistant. The central premise is that legal services to family
members could divert children who might otherwise have to
enter foster care or hasten the exit of other children from
foster care to permanency.
In
re: Howard J. Stoddard Trust (State of Michigan Court
of Appeals - Dec. 4, 2007)
Opinion re: probate court's order dividing the trust into
three separate trusts to end lengthy litigation.
Legal
Representation for Parents in Child Welfare Proceedings
(ABA)
The Michigan State Court Administrative Office, Child Welfare
Services Division, through the Court Improvement Program,
has been working on improving the quality of legal representation
in Michigan. As part of this project, we contracted with the
ABA, Center on Children and the Law to conduct an independent
study of legal representation for parents in Michigan and
to make recommendations for improvement.
Oakland
County Probate Court
Task
Force on Guardianships and Conservatorships - Michigan
Supreme Court
Final Report from the Michigan Supreme Court.
State
of Michigan Contact Directory Online (phone numbers &
email of state employees)
Staying
Legal - for Michigan Nonprofits (Michigan Nonprofit Assn.)
A website to help new and already-established charitable organizations
comply with federal and state laws and regulations.
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