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              


 


   minations about the dependency and/or custody and 





 committed or placed the child under the custody of the 


there are at least three alternative mechanisms by which    ship order


under the custody of an individual 


 


three alternative mechanisms by which a state court may       mitted to or placed the child under the custody of an   





 individual


parent custody or paternity action


court  


       


       


           consistent with state best interest standards, whether          


Rekha Sharma-Crawford is a founding partner of Shar- ma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and The Clinic at SCAL, both in Kansas City. She currently serves as Secretary for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), is a member of the Board for the National Immigration Project and is the current Editor of the Kansas Bar. Rekha is a na-


        


 


 


 


tionally recognized speaker, author, editor, and mentor. In 2021, Rekha was awarded AILA’s Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award. She is the author of her children’s book Aaliyah the Brave, Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement.


Full bio can be found at Sharma-Crawford.com.


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 


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