[Update: The Water Splash decision alleviated most of the confusion in May, 2017. The circuit split was resolved– decisively and correctly, in my view, but mail service still has to be valid under lex fori to be valid
[Originally published at vikinglaw.us]
Immigration attorneys seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status for their clients must seek an order of guardianship in state court before an Immigration Court will confer SIJ classification. In order to establish that guardianship, they (or co-counsel who practices family law) must put the child’s biological parent(s) on notice of
