https://www.nicolstolar.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e603a2cd88bcf2e5b40e92e/1584358899440-8UG3N5VRR01A8KUZ975O/nicol-headshot-purple.jpg About Nicole - Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD Expert Witness ~curriculum vitae available upon request ~ Nicol has been working with children and their families for over 20 years. She has worked in private therapeutic settings as well as a public agency. Nicol has expertise in the areas of child welfare, child abuse (physical, sexual, emotional and neglect), child forensic interviewing, adoptions, training foster care/placement, licensing, investigations, dependency proceedings and Child Abuse/CPS/Law Enforcement investigations and Mandated Reporting. Nicol also has expertise in clinical social work/therapy/counseling. https://www.nicolstolar.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e603a2cd88bcf2e5b40e92e/1584363756307-3QHT626XWPVCLCY7WYTV/justicescales.png Home - Do you want to hire the person that has only read about it, or the one who has actually done it? https://www.nicolstolar.com/services daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e603a2cd88bcf2e5b40e92e/1584365752621-8UT4J49ZM0MQX5DD95U3/21740439-10214511745526517-1160409675305234664-n_1_orig.jpg Services - Guidelines & Records Every state has differing requirements for access to Juvenile Case Dependency Files. In the state of California, it is often referred to as an "827." The link is below for your convenience. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=827.&lawCode=WIC Children and Family Services/Child Protective Services are governed by Federal Guidelines and have the same fundamental standards driving their policies and procedures, despite varying degrees of policy implementation in each county or state. I have been retained in over 25 states. Despite the varying differences in each state, there are commonalities, both good and bad. I enjoy delving into each state and each case. https://www.nicolstolar.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-02-07 https://www.nicolstolar.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce592c8732098000152407a/1562825944668-6924WVA1UIKI1IQA5GFZ/Aro-Ha_1182-copy.jpg About Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Photography by Aro Ha