Marti Oakley & TS Radio

Topher’s Law: Turning Pain Into Power and Reform

Marti Oakley

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What if a guardian could legally cut you off from your own family—and your loved ones had to go to court just to see you?

Join hosts Coz Skaife and Marcel Reid for a powerful and urgent discussion with Marcia Southwick of NASGA and Twila Foley.

At the center of this conversation is Topher’s Law—a proposed reform designed to restore a fundamental human right: the ability to maintain contact with family. Under current systems, families can be blocked, isolated, and forced to petition courts just for basic communication. This law aims to reverse that burden—requiring guardians to justify isolation, not families to fight against it. 

From firsthand experience to national advocacy, this episode exposes how guardianship can be used to isolate and control—and what’s being done to stop it.