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Were guardians ad litem and indigent defense thrown under the budget bus?

January 27, 2010 By AmberPaw 24 Comments

Go to http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy11... Line item 0321-1500 is "staff" Line item 0321-1510 is "independent contractors" - private attorneys who accept court appointments in child welfare, mental health, and criminal cases.    I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gideon, gideons-trumpet, guardian-ad-litem, indigent-defense, public-defender, state-employee

Office of the Child Advocate releases first Annual Report – WITH POLL !!!

July 10, 2009 By AmberPaw 15 Comments

Gail Garringer, the first Child Advocate charged with protecting all the children in our state with a staff of herself, two employees and two interns - has released her first report.  The Report That's right, folks, children are so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-advocate, disproportionate-impact, garringer, guardian-ad-litem

Line items matter – and a little transferability can be a dangerous thing – a case study

April 2, 2009 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Here is a case study.  In our state, the Chief Justice for Administration and Management [CJAM] has total control over a line item, 0330-0300 in which there is no itemization, nor any requirement that anything be spent on anything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget, child-welfare, cjam, gal, guardian-ad-litem, line-item

Hello, Doug, are you still listening?

March 22, 2009 By AmberPaw 15 Comments

I am not going to jump up and down, call names, and snark like JQ Adams did, but I do think the impact of the cuts on the Judiciary's budget, and their decision to eliminate GAL funding is a very bad development for vulnerable kids - if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bluemassgroup, chapter-54-of-the-acts-of-2005, doug-rubin, gal, gov.-patrick, guardian-ad-litem

TRIAL COURTS REQUEST INPUT ON NEW GAL STANDARDS

March 9, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

A Guardian Ad Litem may be appointed in custody and child welfare cases in several situations.  They investigate, and report back to the judges, and often have a major impact on how a divorce is decided, or a child's life. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, citizenship, custody, gal, guardian-ad-litem, notice-and-comment

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massdems @UsCongressnews1 @USCongress @bostonpolice, our elected did nothing to stop this from happening. It's a National Gang Hangout Now.#mapoli #disinvestement

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carolineforma5 Caroline Colarusso @carolineforma5 ·
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I’m Republican Caroline Colarusso running for Congress in Massachusetts 5th District. Our nation was shaped by the hard work and innovation of free individuals. Americans built this nation, not government. I’m asking for your vote this November. #america #usa #republican #mapoli

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🚨Breaking--Violent 4th July Holiday in Boston
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lowellcouncilor Darius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸 @lowellcouncilor ·
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We gonna start calling AMERICA 🇺🇸..

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🚨BREAKING--COUNTRY ON MELTDOWN
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