Beach parents charged with neglect say situation is being blown out of proportion

Beach parents charged with neglect say situation is being blown out of proportion - WTKR:

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR) A Virginia Beach couple has been charged with felony child neglect. Police say they weren't feeding their five-month-old properly. But they're telling NewsChannel 3 that it’s being blown way out of proportion.

Sterilized in North Carolina, she felt raped once more

Sterilized in North Carolina, she felt raped once more - WTKR:

Elaine Riddick was only 14 when the state decided that she was not capable of mothering children and quietly cauterized her fallopian tubes. The $50,000 now offered to her only makes her angrier.

Panel advances child welfare bill

Panel advances child welfare bill | The Salt Lake Tribune:

A House committee gave a green light Wednesday to a proposed bill that would require child welfare caseworkers to meet a higher standard of cause before removing a child from a relative’s care based on age or health concerns.

CASA case dismissed civil case against Benham still planned

The Courier — Your Messenger for the River Valley - CASA case dismissed civil case against Benham still planned:

Attorneys for Dale Young Sr. filed an order of voluntary dismissal of the civil case Young filed against the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA) Jan. 13 after they were unable to get adequate information from witnesses of the accusations placed against the child advocacy group.

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Ocean County judge accused of making sexual advances at party

Ocean County judge accused of making sexual advances at party | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com:

TRENTON — An Ocean County Family Court judge is accused of inappropriately touching multiple female probation officers and making sexually suggestive remarks to the women at a holiday party in Toms River more than a year ago, according to a formal complaint filed last week.

Del. lawmakers consider resolution for feasibility study of opening Family Court proceedings

Del. lawmakers consider resolution for feasibility study of opening Family Court proceedings | The Republic:

DOVER, Del. — State lawmakers are considering whether to order a study of the feasibility of opening Family Court proceedings to the public.

Norway NRI custody row: How did the kids end up in foster care?

Norway NRI custody row: How did the kids end up in foster care? - www.daily.bhaskar.com:

New Delhi: Norwegian parents Anurup and Sagorika Bhattacharya have gathered large support from people across the globe. The Indian government and several social groups in Norway are advocating their cause – to bring their kids back to their ‘original home’.