Teen pregnancy in foster care

Teen pregnancy in foster care | NYU News & Doc: "Life has been lonely for Shaniqua since April when her 1-year-old daughter was placed in foster care by the New York Administration for Children Services. Since then, she has spent every night without the one person she loves the most. However, family separation is nothing new for this young mom. She has been in and out of foster care herself since she was 14-years-old.

“I still go through it, I still find myself crying at night, and my mother get’s upset because she knows. She went through the same thing with me, and my twin brother. I can’t just pick up the phone and say ‘hey, where’s my baby, how is she doing?’ or talk to her.”

Shaniqua, whose name cannot be fully identified for privacy reasons, is now 20 and living in a group home provided by the New York Foundling Hospital, which provides services for young women and their babies. She will age out next year, but in the meantime is fighting to get custody of her child."

Adoption: 'The day my baby was taken away, part of me closed down'

I would just love to see CPS/DCYF worker's children stolen from them. They need to see what it feel's like. I bet they would never survive, that is if any of them even have kid's.

Adoption: 'The day my baby was taken away, part of me closed down' | Mail Online: "During the 1950s and 60s having a child out of wedlock was a huge scandal, and many unmarried girls were forced to give up their babies for adoption. In today's issue of YOU three women talk about their experiences of adoption and the impact it has had on their lives ever since.

We want to hear from you if you were ever forced into giving up your child, or were even adopted yourself. Tell us your story below..."

Sacramento girl needed amputations after 5-hour wait at emergency room - Medical News - sacbee.com

Sacramento girl needed amputations after 5-hour wait at emergency room - Medical News - sacbee.com: "As his tiny daughter's skin turned blotchy and her body went limp during a lengthy wait at Methodist Hospital's emergency room, Ryan Jeffers panicked.

'This wasn't a simple flu,' he said. 'My daughter needed help.'

Little did he know that the girl was near death from a common infection that had invaded her blood and was raging out of control, ultimately causing the amputation of both of her feet and one of her hands."

Slain Boy's Family Has Record With CPS

Slain Boy's Family Has Record With CPS - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston: "HOUSTON -- Child Protective Services officials said Thursday that the family of a 12-year-old boy who police said was kidnapped and killed on Christmas Eve has a record with them.


Jonathan Foster
MORE DETAILS ABOUT DISAPPEARANCE, DEATH: Police: Boy Was Killed Same Day He Was Kidnapped
SUSPECT'S HOMETOWN CRIMINAL HISTORY: Previously Charged With Injury To Child
WATCH IT: Slain Boy Lived With Uncle For Years
SEE IT: Remembering Jonathan Foster
Jonathan Foster disappeared from his home near the Villanueva Apartments in the 800 block of Oak Street on Dec. 24. His charred body was found on Tuesday. Mona Yvette Nelson, 44, has been charged with capital murder in his death."

Panel slaps Albany jurist

Panel slaps Albany jurist - Times Union: "ALBANY -- Albany County Family Court Judge Gerard Maney repeatedly asked police for 'professional courtesy' and flaunted his status for 'favorable treatment' during his alcohol-related driving arrest in Green Island in 2009, a judicial panel revealed Thursday in reprimanding the judge.

Maney, 61, of Menands, also tried to contact Albany County District Attorney David Soares in a failed attempt 'of trying to minimize publicity of his arrest,' according to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. He did not reach the prosecutor."

Kids, mom sue county over abuse in foster care

Kids, mom sue county over abuse in foster care | recordonline.com: "Elvin Laracuente of Westtown sits in an upstate prison cell, 16 months into a 13-year sentence after admitting he molested three of his estranged wife's foster children.

Two of those children and their birth mother are suing Orange County and its Department of Social Services, saying Laracuente wasn't authorized to care for the children and the county ignored warning signs of abuse.

'The county is responsible under the law; they stand in the shoes of the parents,' said the children's lawyer, Pat Owen. 'If you take kids away from their family home, you better make damn sure you take care of them.'"

Dumb Decisions and Stupid Mistakes to Avoid in Rhode Island Family Court

Dumb Decisions and Stupid Mistakes to Avoid in Rhode Island Family Court | TV 2M: "In my 13 years as a Rhode Island Child Custody Lawyer, I have seen many fathers and mothers make inane and stupid decisions during the course of Rhode Island Child Custody Proceedings.  Sometimes winning your RI Child Custody is about the mistakes that you avoid rather than what you do right."