Benjamin Kaasa Law Office, your trusted family lawyer in Duluth, Minnesota and Wisconsin can support your legal needs in child protection cases. Parenting can be incredibly challenging, and sometimes parents face situations where they are temporarily or permanently unable to care for their children due to issues like mental health, abuse, or addiction. Our firm offers practical and assertive advocacy for parents involved in child protection proceedings, ensuring your legal rights are protected throughout the process. With over ten years of experience in representing child protection clients, we are here to help you navigate these difficult times.
If a parent is unable to work his or her way through a challenge that negatively impacts his or her ability to parent a child a county agency may come forward and take custody of the child or children. The County has the burden to show that the parent created a condition that was dangerous or harmful to the child. The parent must then be given the opportunity to correct the condition(s) that led to the child being placed out of the home. If the parent corrects the deficiency within six months to a year then the child or children will be returned to the parent. If the parent is unable to make the requested corrections then the child may be permanently placed in the care of another individual. Placement with a third party could include a transfer of custody to another family member or a non-custodial parent, or a termination of parental rights.
Parents to “children in need of protection or services” proceedings, or CHIPS for short, need to be advised that they have specific rights when it comes to the removal of children from their care. Parenting is a protected right under the United States Constitution. While you have a right to court-appointed counsel, in addition to other rights, in such a proceeding if you are unable to hire a lawyer on your own it is easy to get lost in the procedures and laws that come with child protection action.
Our firm offers common-sense and aggressive advocacy for parents who find themselves involved with a child protection proceeding. Our firm has been representing child protection clients for over ten years. Contact our office today to see how a Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin child protection lawyer can best serve your legal interests and rights in child protection matters.
Please be advised that in most child protection cases a parent, and a child, have the right to a court-appointed attorney. An attorney appointed by the court may be free of charge or have a significantly reduced cost for the person receiving the appointment. Our office does not represent individuals at the same cost associated with a court-appointed attorney; our costs for representing individuals in child protection cases are the same rate that we charge our other privately represented family law clients. We do not represent people on a pro bono, or free, basis.
Contact us today to learn how our child protection lawyer in Duluth, MN can assist you in navigating these complex situations and protecting your family. Together, we can work towards a positive resolution for you and your children.
