In a landmark decision, a federal judge this week denied a court-appointed child advocate’s motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against her. The lawsuit asks the court to hold her accountable for the suicide of 14-year-old Mikaela Haynes.
Family court reform advocates say they are nearly in disbelief at the ruling.
“This is a huge victory and a promising sign in what is an exhausting fight to bring awareness to the ugly truth that court-appointed advocates who are supposed to protect children instead put them in danger,” Evita Tolu, the attorney who won the unprecedented ruling, told The Epoch Times….