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Amicus Brief In Re Adoption of C.M.B.R. vs. E.M.B.R. (Mo. Jan. 11, 2010)
Amicus brief in support of reversing a court decision to terminate the parental rights of an immigrant mother Encarnacion Bail and finalize the adoption of her children as a result of Encarnacion’s immigration detention. Encarnacion Bail had been subject to an immigration raid at her workplace and was coerced into taking a plea to aggravated…
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Adoption C.M.B.R. Minor. S.M. and M.M. Respondents vs. E.M.B.R. Appellant Missouri Court of Appeals
In Re Adoption of C.M.B.R. Minor. S.M. and M.M. Respondents vs. E.M.B.R. Appellant, Amicus brief was filed in the Missouri Court of Appeals (2010) and a second in the Missouri Supreme Court (2010) in support of reversing a court decision to terminate the parental rights of an immigrant mother Encarnacion Bail and finalize the adoption…
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Missouri: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process
This document contains texts of state family law statutes governing jurisdiction and service of process, including any alternative service rules, across all types of family law cases. in the state. Also available as an Excel spreadsheet: Missouri: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)
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Missouri Public Benefits Screening Chart
Missouri – This public benefits screening chart helps immigrants, refugees, judges, victim advocates and attorneys quickly understand which state and federal public benefits an immigrant or refugee qualifies for in each state. Eligibility varies by state, by immigration status, by victim-based legal immigration application filed, by date of entry into the U.S. and by benefits program. This tool is…
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Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Missouri for Survivors
This public benefits chart/table with full citations helps immigrants, refugees, judges, victim advocates and attorneys quickly understand which state and federal public benefits an immigrant or refugee qualifies for in each state. Eligibility varies by state, by immigration status, by victim-based legal immigration application filed, by date of entry into the U.S. and by benefits program. This tool is…
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project