For over a year Lester abused Lillian. When Lillian told Lester she wanted out of the relationship, Lester told her to pack up and leave. ISSUES (1) Will a court grant a Temporary Restraining Order against Lester for the protection of our client, prior to divorce and child custody hearings? (2) Is the relationship between Lillian and Lester considered a marriage in which a divorce, division of property, and child support can be granted? (3) Will the court grant Lillian child support for her four children, even though she is not certain that Lester is the children’s father?
Facts about the Case Caylee was a two year old girl who lived with her mother Casey and her grandparents George and Cindy. Her father remains unknown to the public. On July 15, 2008, Cindy calls the police to request the arrest of Casey on suspicion of theft of their family car and money. She also reports that Caylee was missing for thirty-one days and that her daughter’s car smelled like there was a decomposing body in it. When questioned, Casey admits that Caylee was missing for more than thirty days.
Dana, 24 yr old single mother of two children finds herself in need of help with her living condition. Her options are rather limited in her being a mother with minimum skills and education. She currently works as a waiter earning minimum wage and tips of 150 dollars a week. She is desperately in need of public assistance. Public assistance will not be enough to cover her total annual expenses.
Facts: Client suffered serious injuries at work when she fell thirty feet off a conveyor designed to carry employees from one work level to another. She was injured when the conveyor malfunctioned and failed to stop when she reached the top of the lift. The conveyor had been in use for twenty-five years, and her employer replaced it the day after the accident. The employer dismantled the conveyor and disposed of many of the important parts. It appears that the employer intentionally disposed of the parts.
Alice has been married and divorced twice and has two grown children, Kim (32) and Jonathan (30) from her first marriage. Alice grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood just south of Phoenix. Her parents John and Mary have owned a small business in downtown Phoenix for the last 40 years. Her father spent long hours at the family business and had little interaction with the children. Child rearing was primarily left up to Alice’s mother, Mary.
He was a stockbroker at one point, but fell victim to the economy and lost his job December 9, 2008. The mother is 51 and a breast cancer survivor that works two jobs to support her family. One of the jobs as a receptionist in a hair salon and the other in a local college campus office. Both parents have a high school diploma. The son recently graduated from Albany college with a degree in communications.
Hypothetical Working Agreement Paper BSHS 321 Kimberly Anderson April 26, 2012 Freydia is a twenty-seven year old mother with two kids. When she was twenty-three, Freydia and her husband were struggling with their marriage and their lives started to disintegrate from there. They could no longer afford making their car payments or paying car insurance. All of their bills were piling up, late bill after late bill, she was afraid that her and her family would then has to leave their apartment and move in with her mother to save money. Freydia’s husband could no longer take all of the disappointment and grief he gave his family, so he left without a word.
He died 6 months ago as a result of a knife wound that occurred during a fight at a local tavern. He and Sierra’s mother lived together with their five children and when he worked, he worked for a minimum wage that barely fed his family. Kyla’s aunts and uncles (Sierra’s three sisters and one brother) keep in contact with their mother and sister, but are busy with their own lives and families. Although Sierra participates in Kyla’s care, her mother is the stable caregiver when she is not working. The relationship between Sierra and her mother has been strained since Sierra became pregnant and frequently the two engage in
The Rodriguez Family Tony Ledwell Walden University The Rodriguez family just experienced a major flood in the community that destroyed their home and businesses in the surrounding area. Michael and Sarah are the parents of two daughters and they only had one source of income because Michael is a full time student earning a degree. Sarah does not have employment due to this natural disaster. According to James and Gilliland (2013), such a plan needs to consider what options are available to the client and what choices need to be made in regard to those options. During this crisis, the Rodriguez family may need emotional support from mental health professionals because the event that occurred maybe too overwhelming for them.
This paper concentrates on the individual approach, helping the individual client with the issues at hand. The Scenario A 20-year-old female has come into the human services office in Ventura California seeking assistance applying for SSI (Supplemental Security Income) because she fits the criteria of disabled. This client is referred to as “Julia” to protect anonymity. Julia has been on the streets for about 10 years, and cannot hold down a job, she has tried to work for McDonalds and hotels as a maid, and a carwash, and a gas station, and she has cannot hold any job more than about a week. Julia is homeless, and cannot even handle feeding herself and has found herself begging for food and shelter too many