Veterans
Nov. 11, 2025
From abuse, homelessness and teen motherhood to the Marines
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Kimberly A. Valentine
Valentine Law Group APC
101 Pacifica
Irvine , CA 92618
By 18, I had been given away, survived abuse, experienced homelessness as a foster youth, become a teen mom and juvenile delinquent, lost and then regained custody of my child, earned emancipation as a minor and ultimately enlisted as a United States Marine. Each of those experiences molded the adult and lawyer I became. The gravity of each experience is immeasurable. Yet, I could not be who I am without each one.
My biological mom decided child rearing was too hard and gave us bo...
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