Foster care adoption on the rise in the U.S., says Buckner

Foster care adoption on the rise in the U.S., says Buckner (OneNewsNow.com):

USA (MNN) ― Times have changed in the adoption world, and Buckner International has watched it happen.

Since 1984, Buckner has been placing children into adoptive families has seen changes in adoption trends over the years, particularly in the last 4 decades.

Proposal would protect custody rights during deployments

Proposal would protect custody rights during deployments - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post:

Legislation introduced in the House on Friday would protect child custody arrangements of deployed military service members.The bill, introduced by Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio), would prohibit a judge from considering certain military deployments in determining the best interest of the child. Also, if custody were temporarily transferred to another person during a service member’s deployment, arrangements would return to pre-deployment status upon his or her return.

Laurie A. Couture Debunks ADHD on Anderson Show

Laurie A. Couture Debunks ADHD on Anderson Show | Laurie A. Couture:

“We see a developing potential for nearly a total control of human emotion status, mental function and will to act.” -Wayne O. Evans, Ph.D. Psychotropic Drugs in the Year 2000(1967)

Grandparents in starved, caged kids case keep custody

Grandparents in starved, caged kids case keep custody | www.wdbo.com:

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A Central Florida judge has ruled three children be removed indefinitely from the home of couple charged with starving one boy as punishment, and they will stay with their grandparents for now.

CASA De-Funded-Good Riddance!

CASA De-Funded:

For 10 years National CASA received $12 million in funding for the CASA program through the Victims of Child Abuse Act. We have used these vital funds to provide advocacy, training and technical assistance in support of almost 1,000 CASA programs around the country serving 240,000 neglected and abused children each year.
Last year Congress reduced the funding for CASA programs to $4.5 million. And now, the Administration has proposed eliminating all funding for this vital program in FY 2013.

Note: CASA is a waste of money anyway. They care nothing about the children they are supposed to be advocating for. Any who have in the past, were fired. All they are is Puppet's for CPS/DCYF, who never work independently. Anything CPS/DCYF want's, CASA goes along with. FAMILY Advocates is the way to go. Good Riddance CASA!

House passes bill boosting grandparents who seek custody in abuse cases

House passes bill boosting grandparents who seek custody in abuse cases | Wichita Eagle:

TOPEKA — Courts would have to give grandparents preferential treatment when placing abused children in new homes under a law given tentative approval by the House today.Senate Bill 262 says grandparents “shall receive preference” when a child is removed from a home and isn’t placed with one of its parents and a grandparent has requested custody.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/03/20/2263678/house-passes-bill-boosting-grandparents.html#storylink=cpy

Ruling on hearsay evidence guts cases

HEARSAY, The 6th Amendment, Crawford v. Washington:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO ALL SUPERIOR AND JUVENILE JUDGES

CRAWFORD v. WASHINGTON

SUPREME COURT RULES 9-0

ON MARCH 8, 2004, SUPREME COURT RULES THAT HEARSAY EVIDENCE IN CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES IS NOT ADMISSIBLE. PARENTS HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CONFRONT THEIR ACCUSER UNDER THE 6^TH AMENDMENT. DCF, THE AAG AND THE STATES ATTORNEY MUST NOW COMPLY WITH THE 6^TH AMENDMENT IN CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.

Ruling on hearsay evidence guts cases 

Prosecuting abuse and domestic violence will be harder after the Supreme Court's affirmation of the right to face an accuser03/11/04

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