Adoptees should be able to annul their relationship with their adoptive parents
Like approximately 5 million other Americans, I’m adopted. As a child, my biological parents gave me up to other people to raise. The subject of the contract between my adoptive parents and the state – me – didn’t agree to anything. I had no more say in the matter than my house did when I signed a contract to buy it.
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
Monday, August 03, 2015
Fallout from child protection law felt in Pa. churches, libraries, fields
Fallout from child protection law felt in Pa. churches, libraries, fields
Soon after the Diocese of Greensburg started mandating that volunteers have criminal background checks and child abuse clearances, the number of people donating their time to be cooks, eucharistic ministers, even ushers, started to drop.
Soon after the Diocese of Greensburg started mandating that volunteers have criminal background checks and child abuse clearances, the number of people donating their time to be cooks, eucharistic ministers, even ushers, started to drop.
Social worker report may as well have been in foreign language, says judge
Social worker report may as well have been in foreign language, says judge
A social worker's report on a woman who wanted to care for two children might as well have been "written in a foreign language", a family court judge has suggested.
A social worker's report on a woman who wanted to care for two children might as well have been "written in a foreign language", a family court judge has suggested.
New ban for ex-council social worker who failed to report teenage knife girl
New ban for ex-council social worker who failed to report teenage knife girl
A former social worker at Kensington & Chelsea Council, who lost his right to practice after failing to properly assess the risk of teenage girl with a history of knife misuse, has been issued with a new ban.
A former social worker at Kensington & Chelsea Council, who lost his right to practice after failing to properly assess the risk of teenage girl with a history of knife misuse, has been issued with a new ban.
Parents fighting child removal face declining legal funding, lawyers say
Parents fighting child removal face declining legal funding, lawyers say
Tasmanian lawyers working on child protection matters are worried legal aid funding is not going to parents who need it.
Tasmanian lawyers working on child protection matters are worried legal aid funding is not going to parents who need it.
Dad Raises Kids But Has to Pay Mom Anyway
Dad Raises Kids But Has to Pay Mom Anyway
A divorced father recently got a taste of the unique justice meted out by Israel's secular family courts when he was ordered to pay child support to his ex-wife despite the fact that the former couple's children reside almost exclusively with the father.
An external audit will begin on a coding error that left 644 suspected cases of suspected child sexual abuse unreported to police
An external audit will begin on a coding error that left 644 suspected cases of suspected child sexual abuse unreported to police
Queensland police can't guarantee children haven't been harmed because of an embarrassing government computer glitch that caused more than 600 cases of suspected child sexual abuse to go unreported.
Queensland police can't guarantee children haven't been harmed because of an embarrassing government computer glitch that caused more than 600 cases of suspected child sexual abuse to go unreported.
Edney rips DSS's record in reuniting kids, parents
Edney rips DSS's record in reuniting kids, parents
Michael Edney wants to know why Henderson County does a poor job reuniting children and their biological parents after social workers remove a child from the home.
Michael Edney wants to know why Henderson County does a poor job reuniting children and their biological parents after social workers remove a child from the home.
Under attack, Katz confident she has DCF moving in right direction
Under attack, Katz confident she has DCF moving in right direction
Halfway through my question — “What is your reaction to Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano’s call for your resignation?” — Joette Katz, commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, leans back in her chair and her lips curve in a slight smile.
Halfway through my question — “What is your reaction to Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano’s call for your resignation?” — Joette Katz, commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, leans back in her chair and her lips curve in a slight smile.
Is DCF spanking Fitchburg couple for their religious beliefs?
Is DCF spanking Fitchburg couple for their religious beliefs?
"Spare the rod, spoil the child.''
A Fitchburg couple will ask the state's highest court to decide whether the state Department of Children & Family unfairly rejected them as foster parents because their religious beliefs support the use of "domestic corporal punishment'' to discipline their own children in their home.
"Spare the rod, spoil the child.''
A Fitchburg couple will ask the state's highest court to decide whether the state Department of Children & Family unfairly rejected them as foster parents because their religious beliefs support the use of "domestic corporal punishment'' to discipline their own children in their home.
DCF struggles with licensing, big caseloads
DCF struggles with licensing, big caseloads
Let's jump forward a few months: It's Halloween, and you have dozens of kids coming to your door, asking for candy. You try to count them and can't. Twenty? No, it looks like it's 30. Maybe more? You give them each a piece, you comment on their costumes, they leave.
Let's jump forward a few months: It's Halloween, and you have dozens of kids coming to your door, asking for candy. You try to count them and can't. Twenty? No, it looks like it's 30. Maybe more? You give them each a piece, you comment on their costumes, they leave.
Sunday, August 02, 2015
Couple: We spank, so state blocked us as foster parents
Couple: We spank, so state blocked us as foster parents
A Fitchburg couple will ask the state's highest court to decide whether the state Department of Children & Families unfairly rejected them as foster parents because their religious beliefs support the use of "domestic corporal punishment" to discipline their own children.
A Fitchburg couple will ask the state's highest court to decide whether the state Department of Children & Families unfairly rejected them as foster parents because their religious beliefs support the use of "domestic corporal punishment" to discipline their own children.
Saturday, August 01, 2015
Bill Calls For State To Pay $3.75M In Barahona Case
Bill Calls For State To Pay $3.75M In Barahona Case
A South Florida senator filed a proposal Friday that calls for the state to pay $3.75 million in a settlement stemming from the high-profile 2011 murder of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and injuries suffered by her twin brother, Victor.
A South Florida senator filed a proposal Friday that calls for the state to pay $3.75 million in a settlement stemming from the high-profile 2011 murder of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and injuries suffered by her twin brother, Victor.
A dozen families to be honored for reuniting with their children
A dozen families to be honored for reuniting with their children
A dozen families will be honored for reuniting with their children Friday after being placed in foster care.
A dozen families will be honored for reuniting with their children Friday after being placed in foster care.
U.S.: St. Louis County Family Court Discriminates Against Blacks
U.S.: St. Louis County Family Court Discriminates Against Blacks
A Justice Department investigation has concluded that the St. Louis County Family Court discriminates against black children and falls short in providing required legal protections to children in general.
A Justice Department investigation has concluded that the St. Louis County Family Court discriminates against black children and falls short in providing required legal protections to children in general.
Parents of 15 adopted children say 'Grandpa' stole their kids' future in investment scheme
Parents of 15 adopted children say 'Grandpa' stole their kids' future in investment scheme
Timothy and Melissa Glisson met John and June Wolle at Eastern Hills Bible Church in Manlius in 2004.
Timothy and Melissa Glisson met John and June Wolle at Eastern Hills Bible Church in Manlius in 2004.
HOUSTON WOMAN WHO RAN CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY ACCUSED OF FRAUD
HOUSTON WOMAN WHO RAN CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY ACCUSED OF FRAUD
A Houston woman who operated a foster care and child placement agency has been accused of adoption fraud.
A Houston woman who operated a foster care and child placement agency has been accused of adoption fraud.
WHERE IS THE PROTECTION IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
WHERE IS THE PROTECTION IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Child remove is such a deep traumatic impact on a child it can take years and sometime never to recover. In a childs mind this is kidnapping, ripped away from the safety and security of your home and family placed with strangers. Many times these kids face multiple placements and suffer abuse and neglect in these homes. And unfortunately without any real transparency to the system these children suffer years of horribly abusive homes.
Child remove is such a deep traumatic impact on a child it can take years and sometime never to recover. In a childs mind this is kidnapping, ripped away from the safety and security of your home and family placed with strangers. Many times these kids face multiple placements and suffer abuse and neglect in these homes. And unfortunately without any real transparency to the system these children suffer years of horribly abusive homes.
Georgia finds no fault with group home after girls’ escape, assault
Georgia finds no fault with group home after girls’ escape, assault
The group home from which three teenage girls escaped, only to be sexually assaulted by a gang of men they met nearby, bears no blame in the episode, a state investigation has concluded.
The group home from which three teenage girls escaped, only to be sexually assaulted by a gang of men they met nearby, bears no blame in the episode, a state investigation has concluded.
Kansas relaxes gay foster parenting, but not adoption
Kansas relaxes gay foster parenting, but not adoption
A Kansas Department of Children and Families official said Friday that the state will continue to allow qualified single adults to serve as foster parents for abused and neglected children, but she said her agency isn’t ready to say whether it will allow married same-sex couples to do so.
A Kansas Department of Children and Families official said Friday that the state will continue to allow qualified single adults to serve as foster parents for abused and neglected children, but she said her agency isn’t ready to say whether it will allow married same-sex couples to do so.
Area attorney calls CPS an adoption mill more interested in money than kids
Area attorney calls CPS an adoption mill more interested in money than kids
When it comes to protecting children the state agency in charge of that has financial incentives to take kids away from their parents.
When it comes to protecting children the state agency in charge of that has financial incentives to take kids away from their parents.
Fired CPS investigator made mistakes in investigation of child later slain, report finds
Fired CPS investigator made mistakes in investigation of child later slain, report finds
Mistakes were made in a Child Protective Services investigation into allegations that Adrian Langlais was being abused in the months before the 2-year-old boy’s March slaying, according to an independent review of the agency’s handling of the case.
Mistakes were made in a Child Protective Services investigation into allegations that Adrian Langlais was being abused in the months before the 2-year-old boy’s March slaying, according to an independent review of the agency’s handling of the case.
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