Two-year-old Kamori and one-year-old Mickeaus were both present when their mom was arrested for drug possession. With both parents incarcerated, these siblings were at risk of entering the foster care system. The children were malnourished and unsanitary. Due to the unhealthy living conditions at the mother’s home, both children had unmet medical needs including untreated asthma. Their grandmother intervened and petitioned for guardianship through the Probate Court. She was able to obtain temporary custody of the children.
Despite the children’s need for a responsible and stable guardian, their mother contested the guardianship and LACY was appointed to represent the interests of the children in court. LACY was successful in both obtaining a permanent guardianship for the children and assisting the grandmother in obtaining special education supports for Kamori, who suffers from severe speech and language delays. Both children are thriving in their grandmother’s nurturing and loving home.
