Lawmaker Seeks to Remove Family Reunification Barriers - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
The bill would require courts to consider reunification for parents with violent felony convictions unless evidence shows it is not in a child’s best interest.
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Lawmaker seeks to remove family reunification barriers - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — At the beginning of the current legislative session in January, Assemblyman Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, set out on a mission. His goal was to reform California laws that automatically bar parents with violent felony convictions from receiving child-welfare reunification services — a term used in the child welfare system to describe support programs designed to safely return children…
Asm. Corey Jackson Pushes to Remove Automatic Barriers to Family Reunification for Formerly Incarcerated Parents
Jackson, a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1201, legislation he wrote to end the way criminal records permanently separate families. The post Asm. Corey Jackson Pushes to Remove Automatic Barriers to Family Reunification for Formerly Incarcerated Parents appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), author of AB 1201, the ReUNIFY Act – CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey *(Written by: Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media) – At the beginning of the current legislative session in January, Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) set out on a mission. His goal was to reform California laws that automatically bar parents with violent felony convictions from receiving child welfare reunifi…
Asm. Corey Jackson pushes to remove automatic barriers to family reunification
At the beginning of the current legislative session in January, Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) set out on a mission. His goal was to reform California laws that automatically bar parents with violent felony convictions from receiving child-welfare reunification services — a term used in the child welfare system to describe support programs designed to safely return children to their biological parents or legal guardians. Jackso…
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