Child advocate claims dismissal over foster child reunification case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

A legal aid lawyer says she was dismissed for fighting to reunite a foster carer with two children.

A legal aid lawyer says she has been sacked after advocating for the reunification of a foster carer with two children. The child advocate claims she lost her position after taking action to bring the carer back together with the children, whom she believed were at risk.

She has vowed to fight her dismissal. The Advocate and The Examiner both report the same account, though neither outlet provides further detail about the specific circumstances of the case or the grounds given for her dismissal.

How it is being reported

• Sacked Legal Aid lawyer vows to fight dismissal after foster child rowA secret bakery meeting ended up costing a woman her career.The Advocate · 15 Oct, 18:30
• Sacked Legal Aid lawyer vows to fight dismissal after foster child rowA secret bakery meeting ended up costing a woman her career.The Examiner · 15 Oct, 18:30

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