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S.M & M.M. v. E.M.B.R. (Mo. Jan. 25, 2011)
E.M.B.R. (mother) appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights to her son, C.M.B.R. (child), and granting M.M. and S.M.’s petition to adopt the child because the trial court found she willfully abandoned him. Mother claimed that the termination and adoption proceedings were improper for a multitude of reasons, and that her due process rights were…
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Missouri Immigration and Public Benefits Timeline For Immigrant Survivors
This document provides a comparison of access to several public benefits programs by immigration status for crime victims in the state. It demonstrates the differences in access to benefits among immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes based on the form of victim-based immigration status the victim has…
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Legal Protections and Help for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Their Children: The Central Role of Advocates and Attorneys
This meeting agenda outlines three discussion topics, including dynamics of domestic and sexual violence experienced by immigrant survivors in Missouri, VAWA confidentiality: overview, and VAWA confidentiality: victim safety and impact on victim’s family law cases.
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Agenda: Multi-Disciplinary Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access, and the U and T Visas
This agenda outlines the schedule used for two trainings in Kansas City and Columbia, Missouri on October 2 and October 3, 2019.
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project