Abogados de Defensa de Menores en Puerto Rico
Protection of children's rights and welfare, including custody, abuse and neglect proceedings, education rights, and juvenile matters.
Protección de los derechos y el bienestar de los menores, incluyendo custodia, procedimientos por maltrato y negligencia, derechos educativos y asuntos de menores.
Bibiana Sarriera, Esq. is an attorney with 11 years of experience practicing in areas including Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Notary Public, Business Law, Health Law, Child Advocacy, and Elder Advocacy. She serves clients across numerous municipalities in Puerto Rico and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Attorney Carlos Gabriel Benítez Amaro brings six years of legal experience to his practice, focusing on family law, notary public services, domestic violence matters under Law 54, personal injury, and civil litigation. He is dedicated to child and women's advocacy, serving clients throughout the municipalities of Loíza, Canóvanas, Carolina, Fajardo, Río Grande, San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, and Trujillo Alto. His practice is conducted in Spanish, providing accessible legal representation to the communities he serves.
Lcda. Natalia Cristina Ramírez Ramos is a family law and condominium law attorney practicing in Bayamón, Manatí, Barceloneta, Caguas, Carolina, Cataño, Guaynabo, San Juan, and Trujillo Alto. Natalia is fluent in English and Spanish.
Lcdo. Onix Alberto Cintron Baez LL.M. is a civil litigation and notary public attorney practicing in Juana Díaz, Patillas, Ponce, Arroyo, Caguas, Guayama, Humacao, Salinas, and San Juan. Onix A is fluent in Spanish and English.
Yalitza Maldonado, Esq. is an immigration and family law attorney with 10 years of experience practicing in Juana Díaz, Ponce, Caguas, Carolina, Dorado, Salinas, San Juan, Trujillo Alto, and Vega Alta. Yalitza is fluent in English and Spanish.
CLAUDIA L OSORIO DE BONANO is a family law and civil litigation attorney practicing in Las Piedras, Luquillo, Naguabo, Palmas del Mar, Canóvanas, Carolina, Ceiba, Fajardo, Humacao, and Río Grande. CLAUDIA L is fluent in Spanish and English.
Hector Santini is a real estate and estate planning attorney practicing in Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Peñuelas, Ponce, Adjuntas, Coamo, Guánica, San Juan, and Santa Isabel. Hector is fluent in English and Spanish.
Fernando Villaespesa is a family law and notary public attorney practicing in Juncos, Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Cayey, Cidra, Guaynabo, Gurabo, San Juan, and Trujillo Alto. Fernando is fluent in Spanish.
Claudia Vélez Plumey is a civil litigation and employment and labor law attorney practicing in Bayamón, Caguas, Carolina, Cataño, Dorado, Guaynabo, San Juan, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, and Vega Baja. Claudia is fluent in Spanish and English.
Rocio Rodriguez is an immigration and civil litigation attorney practicing in Bayamón and San Juan. Rocio is fluent in Spanish and English.
Karleen N. Méndez Benítez is a civil litigation and notary public attorney practicing in Arecibo, Bayamón, Mayagüez, Guaynabo, San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, and Vega Baja. Karleen N. is fluent in English and Spanish.
Child advocacy lawyers protect the rights and welfare of minors in custody and guardianship disputes, abuse and neglect proceedings involving the Department of the Family, special education and school discipline matters, and juvenile cases. They may represent the child directly or a parent or guardian acting in the child's interest.
When the Department of the Family (Departamento de la Familia) removes a child over safety concerns, a court must promptly review the removal, and parents have the right to notice, a hearing, and legal representation. The process aims at family reunification when safe, with service plans the parents must follow. An attorney can challenge the removal and protect parental rights at every stage.
Children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education under the federal IDEA, implemented in Puerto Rico through the Department of Education's special education program. Parents can request evaluations, individualized education programs (IEPs), administrative hearings, and remedies when services are not provided. Lawyers also handle bullying, discipline, and school-access disputes.
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