To the Parent Who’s Tired… There comes a moment in every parent’s fight where the silence gets too loud… The courtrooms too cold… The lies too heavy… And the hope too far out of reach. If you’re reading this...

The Role of Judges in the Crisis Every day in courtrooms across **Alabama—and the United States—**parents walk in believing they will finally be heard.They assume that the courtroom is where facts matter, where both sides...

There comes a point where injustice becomes too patterned, too precise, and too devastating to be dismissed as coincidence. What happens when it’s not just one worker, one agency, or one mistake—but a web...

When a child is removed from a parent’s custody, the trauma doesn’t end with the removal. It continues through every placement, every transition, and every unsafe or unfit environment they are forced to endure....

Over the last several months, I’ve poured hours — no, days — into researching and understanding where and how the Alabama child protective system, and systems like it across this nation, have gone so...

Every time another tragic headline surfaces — another child lost to violence, another teenager arrested, another preventable crisis — the same question makes its way across newsfeeds, dinner tables, and talk shows: “Where were the...

A New Day for Parental Rights in Alabama In a powerful step toward justice and accountability, Alabama State Representative Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) has filed a bill that would require the Department of Human Resources (DHR)...

Explanation: You have the right to an attorney during DHR proceedings. If you cannot afford one, the court may appoint one for you.​ Legal Reference: Alabama Administrative Code r. 660-5-34-.11(1)(e) states that parents should be...