Child Welfare Agency Has No Right to Target Abused Parents, Court Rules
New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled ...
Utah bill would add extra protections for child welfare workers
A bill making its way through the Utah Senate would help set up protections for child welfare workers in Utah.
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Colorado justices say child welfare workers not required to give Miranda warning before interrogating parents
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that child welfare workers are not required to give a Miranda warning to parents ...
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AFN says claims for First Nations child welfare class action settlement to open in March
the Federal Court approved a $23 billion settlement to compensate an estimated 300,000 First Nations children and their families for Canada's chronic under-funding of on-reserve child welfare ...
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Kevin S. settlement was a blueprint to change child welfare but progress has stalled
The state of New Mexico was served with a class action lawsuit in 2018 by 14 foster children and two advocacy organizations ...
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Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
In 2023, the Federal Court approved a $23 billion settlement to compensate some 300,000 First Nations children and their families for Canada’s chronic underfunding of on-reserve child welfare ...
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Child welfare agencies are buckling under staffing shortages as Pa. debates using opioid money to help
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as ... role in the opioid epidemic. A court order last year estimated the state ...
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Appeals court dismisses claim Dallas County officials broke open meetings law
which includes inviting an outside child welfare agency to inspect the detention center’s turnaround. In May 2023, amid allegations of neglect at the detention center, the Commissioners Court ...
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Man remains legal father of child born out of wife’s adultery: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India ruled that in cases where a marriage subsists and spouses have access to each other, the husband remains the legal father of a child born to his wife, even if he is not ...
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North Carolina lawmakers push for child welfare reform after WRAL documentary
Now, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have promised to take action. Last year, child welfare legislation aimed at reforming the system was blocked by Republican state Rep. Sarah Stevens ...
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State faces new deadlines to fulfill the terms of key child welfare settlement
The Kevin S. lawsuit , originally brought by 14 foster children against the state of New Mexico, has been settled for almost five years. But even with corrective plans, change has stalled out.
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Parents can see police body cam video of child abuse complaint, N.J. Supreme Court rules
A Morris County family is entitled to see body camera video of a police interview in which a father reported the alleged sexual abuse of a child by a relative, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled ...