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Family Law

Children & Youth Law Clinic associate director challenges Florida’s “imbalanced” disability waiver system

Robert Latham presented findings to the National Council on Disability detailing how Florida’s iBudget waiver system uses outdated clinical standards to deny services to developmentally disabled individuals.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/02/children-youth-law-clinic-associate-director-challenges-floridas-imbalanced-disability-waiver-system.html


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School of Law recognized as national innovator, sweeps top marks in 2025 rankings

preLaw and National Jurist magazines spotlight the school's pioneering AI lab and award A- grades in five key practice areas and success in law firm employment.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/10/law-school-recognized-as-national-innovator.html




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Children and Youth Law Clinic: student-led advocacy and teaching

The clinic is one of nine in-house, live-client clinics at the School of Law representing underserved communities.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/04/children-and-youth-law-clinic-student-led-advocacy-and-teaching.html




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PreLaw magazine bestows high marks on the School of Law in legal technology, moot court, and more

The legal education magazine has once again singled the law school out for accolades in their Back-to-School 2024 issue.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/11/pre-law-magazine-bestows-high-marks-on-school-of-law.html


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Clinic student selected for prestigious Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship

A fellow at Miami Law's Children and Youth Law Clinic, Maia Boatwright is committed to ensuring justice and protection for foster youth and marginalized children.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/11/clinic-student-selected-for-prestigious-fellowship.html


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Clinic Contributes to Legal Victory for Children's Privacy Rights

The case hinged on whether a child's right to protect their private communications in therapy could be involuntarily waived by the child's Guardian ad Litem.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/05/clinic-contributes-to-legal-victory-for-childrens-privacy-rights.html


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Children and Youth Clinic Defends Special Needs Child Rejected of Health Benefits

The Children & Youth Law Clinic represents children in foster care in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, and immigration.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/children-and-youth-clinic-defends-special-needs-child.html


Family Law

Professor Kele Stewart Holds Workshop on Abolishing the Family Policing System

The Office of Intellectual Life, currently led by Associate Dean Kunal Parker, is supporting this workshop with a $5,000 grant.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/kele-stewart-holds-workshop-on-abolishing-the-family-policing-system.html


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Clinic Students Secure Essential Disability Benefits for Child in Foster Care

The Children and Youth Law Clinic is an in-house, live-client clinic representing foster care children.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/clinic-students-secure-essential-disability-benefits-for-child-in-foster-care.html


Family Law

Professor Bernard Perlmutter Participates in Two Amicus Curiae Briefs

The Family Law expert was asked to serve as Amici Curiae in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/12/professor-bernard-perlmutter-participates-in-two-amicus-curiae-briefs.html


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Importance of Family Stability Propels Alumna to Become Go-To Manhattan Divorce Attorney

Miami Law alumna Nancy Chemtob has handled groundbreaking cases - from expanding fathers’ rights to helping LGTBQ+ couples grow their legal rights.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/11/importance-of-family-stability-propels-alumna-to-become-go-to-divorce-attorney.html