Benefits of high-quality legal representation
- Protects parents’ and children’s legal rights.
- Increases parties’ participation in and out of court.
- Improves all parties’ perceptions of fairness.
- Promotes tailored case plans and services.
- Improves frequency and timeliness of parent-child and sibling visitation and family time. Reduces delays in achieving permanency and helps children and families reach better, long-term outcomes.
- Empowers families and communities to keep children safe at home.
- Informs better judicial decision making.
- Saves jurisdictions money by reducing time children spend in foster care