New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity Blog Article "Rethinking Child Welfare: The Children's Law Center of New Hampshire"

Read the New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity blog article authored by Carlota Morgado de Almeida, "Rethinking Child Welfare: The Children's Law Center of New Hampshire." Read the article here.

“Has anyone asked if the family can pay rent? If they have food? If they can access transportation?” Wolford stated. “It’s nearly impossible to comply with these types of court orders if you’re struggling to meet your family’s basic needs.”

The central structural challenge is that courts are being asked to solve problems they are not designed to address. “We’ve created a system where we funnel families into court to address problems that courts are not equipped to fix,” Wolford highlighted. “The American legal system is set up to adjudicate legal disputes, not to solve poverty, household dysfunction, or trauma.”