Legal

DC Superior Court- Family Court Operations Division 
About: Family court hearings will take place within this division. Families and youth with abuse and neglect cases are assigned a judge within this division.  
Address: DC Superior Court 500 Indiana Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Bus: 13Y, D3, D6
Metro: Judiciary Square Station (Red)  & Archives-Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter Station (Yellow/Green)
Honorable Hiram Puig-Lugo, Presiding Family Court Judge (879-8370)
Avrom D. Sickel, Esq., Director (202)-879-1212
Toni F. Gore, Deputy Director (202)-879-1633
 
DC Superior Court Child Abuse and Neglect Attorney Practitioners (DC CCAN)
About: Attorneys from the DC CCAN pan serve as Guardian ad Litems for youth in foster care. They advocate on behalf of the best interest of the child. They will help with an array of issues faced by youth in foster care such as placement or education. They can also be appointed “expressed interest” (the attorney will work on behalf of youths’ interests) attorney by a family court judge.
Address: DC Superior Court 500 Indiana Ave NW Room #4415, Washington, DC 20001
Bus: 13Y, D3, D6
Metro: Judiciary Square Station (Red)  & Archives-Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter Station (Yellow/Green)
Contact:
Phone: (202-879-1406).
 
Children’s Law Center  
About: CLC attorneys serve as Guardian ad Litems for youth in foster care. They advocate on behalf of the best interest of the child. They will help with an array of issues faced by youth in foster care such as placement or education.
Address: 616 H Street NW, Suite 300  Washington, DC 20001
Bus: 70, 74, 79, 80, P6, X2
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red/Yellow/Green)
Contact:  Christina Smith, Legal Director (csmith@childrenslawcenter.org)
Phone: (202) 467-4900

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