Urgent Call To Help Us Uplift Our Clients With A Holiday Gift! ‘Tis the season for spreading happiness and cheer! Here at CLC, that means we’re busy wrapping presents and delivering gifts to our deserving clients in foster care. Yet, we have over 200 families in danger of not receiving holiday joy as the demand…
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Time To Uplift With A Gift!
Join us as we celebrate 19 years of our Uplift with a Gift holiday campaign! You can make a difference and brighten the lives of children in foster care who won’t otherwise receive holiday gifts. There are three easy ways to get involved: 1) Sign up to support a child, multiple children, or an entire family and fulfill…
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Review the most recent legal developments in dependency case law. Our talented in-house Writ Team provides an in-depth analysis on In re Dora V. v. Superior Court, In re V.S, In re Gilberto G. Dora V. v. Superior Court—published 9/4/24; Second Dist., Div. ThreeDocket No. B332985; 104 Cal.App.5th 987Link to case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B332985.PDFLEGAL GUARDIANS APPOINTED BY…
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