State is liable for children’s safety with foster parents, Washington Supreme Court rules

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state is responsible for protecting children from abusive foster parents.

In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the state Department of Social and Health Services “owes a duty of reasonable care to protect foster children from abuse at the hands of their foster parents,” according to the opinion.

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