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Aug. 24, 2022

A Collaborative Court

Judge Dena Coggins says children’s input is key in dependency court

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Sacramento County Superior Court

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Dena M. Coggins believes juvenile dependency works best when people in the courtroom collaborate, including parents, lawyers and child advocates.

"For me, the biggest reward is seeing a collaborative court where everyone is working together to come up with a result that's in the best interest of the children in front of us," she said.

A Sacramento native who was ... (continued)

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