The Dupuy families have filed a Petition for Review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Petition for Certiorari in Dupuy v. Samuels was filed February 13, 2008. Click Here to read more. Click Here to download the Press Release (the Petition, briefs, and important pleadings are also available on our Opinions and Briefs page).

Issue #3 of The Family Defender is now available. Click Here to read the online version.

Important Dates:

April 30: Parent Empowerment Program, 6:30-8:00 P.M

PEP Nights are a chance for parents to meet other parents who have had DCFS, juvenile court, or other child welfare system involvement in their families and want to work with the FDC to advocate for change. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by 5:00 PM on April 30 if you would like to attend.