Monday, March 23, 2009

Illinois DCFS Child Abuse Report Challenged in Federal Suit

Illinois DCFS Child Abuse Report Challenged in Federal Suit

One phone call can ruin a reputation or even a thriving child-care business, under a controversial practice of the Department of Children and Family Services. This one phone call to the DCFS child-abuse hotline may be enough for the agency to file an "indicated" report against a child-care provider, which can have the same effect as convicting the accused of neglect or abuse without any hearings, according to lawyer Diane Redleaf.

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