Saturday, December 30, 2017

Opinions mixed on discrimination among child welfare officials

After several allegations Kansas’ child welfare system discriminates against same-sex couples who want to foster and adopt children, state auditors found guardians had mixed opinions on the system’s fairness.

Kansas auditors found most guardians at litem, or court-appointed attorneys who represent children, it surveyed did not believe LGBT parents were treated differently from heterosexual parents in a report released Dec. 15. Former Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Phyllis Gilmore criticized the audit in a written response.

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