Spears Family Law PLLC owner Rhia Bornmann Spears

01/09/2026

TWO important reads.

https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/01/the-logic-behind-americas-massive-child.html

https://nccpr.org/nccpr-issue-paper-1-foster-care-vs-family-preservation-the-track-record-for-safety-and-well-being/

NCCPR Issue Paper Track Record for Safety and Well-being for a printable .pdf copy of this Issue Paper, click here. At the heart of the criticism of family preservation is one overriding assu…

11/19/2025

Our [email protected] website has some new updates, including:

SPEARS FAMILY LAW is now taking cases in the expanded area of Beltrami County, Pennington County, Clearwater County, Itasca, St. Louis and Cass County!

We also updated the site by finally adding of Attorneys MaryJo Wiatrak and Scott Ducharme! Happy to have them as part of the team :)

01/08/2025

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/child_law/project-areas/end-tpr-initiative/

The End TPR initiative serves as a centralized resource for communication and collaboration among impacted families, attorneys, social workers, and advocates across jurisdictions who are focused on examining and challenging the concept of terminating

09/05/2024

This week we welcomed Spears Family Law's newest addition Claire Cullen! Claire has been hired as Associate Attorney. She clerked for us a few years ago and we are celebrating her graduation and addition to the team. 😀

07/11/2024

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/minnesota-family-preservation-child-welfare-act-flanagan-walz/

05/02/2024

Trying to make a difference:

Bonnie Anderson and Roynell Taylor share their experiences with Child Protective Service.

04/17/2024

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/17/minnesota-capitol-child-protection-services-african-american-families