Attempt under way to open up courts that deal with child abuse cases

Attempt under way to open up courts that deal with child abuse cases

That sentiment — gleaned from a 1790 quote by English legal philosopher Jeremy Bentham and quoted in a recent Assembly Judiciary Committee report — is the thinking behind a new effort to open up dependency courts in California. This is the name for the court system that children find themselves in when they’re removed from their parents’ custody due to abuse or neglect, and when they’re in the foster care system.