South Carolina Supreme Court Permits Biological Father to Take 2-Year-Old From Her Adoptive Parents

Andrea Poe: South Carolina Supreme Court Permits Biological Father to Take 2-Year-Old From Her Adoptive Parents:

Toddler Veronica Capobianco was forcibly removed from the home she shared with her parents and given to a man she had never met. This is not an illegal abduction, although it certainly sounds that way. This action was court-ordered.

Judicial Discipline: Commission right to expose judge’s sordid secret

Judicial Discipline: Commission right to expose judge’s sordid secret | syracuse.com:

Thanks to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, the reason for Onondaga County Family Court Judge Bryan R. Hedges’ abrupt retirement April 5 is no longer a mystery.Hedges walked off the job when confronted with allegations that he had a sexual encounter with his niece 40 years ago, when she was just 5.

Advocacy group submits scathing review of state’s foster care system

Advocacy group submits scathing review of state’s foster care system - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe:

"A children’s advocacy group has issued a series of scathing reports on Massachusetts’ foster care system, contending that nearly one in five children in state custody for at least two years has suffered abuse or neglect."

Tulsa Foster Mother Charged With Felony Child Abuse

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A Tulsa foster mother is facing felony child abuse charges after an elementary school nurse reported injuries declared "consistent with excessive punishment or abuse."

A child's life lost amid too many cases at CPS

A child's life lost amid too many cases at CPS - Houston Chronicle:

From all accounts, Julia Martinez, a Houston girl born with a heart defect, could have died regardless of whether Texas Child Protective Services intervened.

N.J. was ready to close case on mom who decapitated son

N.J. was ready to close case on mom who decapitated son - Philly.com:

Child protection workers were preparing to close their case on a Camden mother reunited with her son when, on Wednesday, the woman decapitated the boy and then committed suicide, according to a state news release issued Friday.

Foster mother arrested on abuse charges tied to February spankings

Foster mother arrested on abuse charges tied to February spankings | Tulsa World:


A foster mother was arrested Thursday on allegations that she excessively spanked two girls in her care, records show.

Shannon Becktold, 30, is accused of spanking the sisters, ages 3 and 6, with a belt Feb. 7 in what one of the girls described as punishment for putting food under a bed, according to a court affidavit.