Mediator Sues Nevada County Family Court

Mediator Sues Nevada County Family Court:

Sacramento, CA September 17, 2012 – Beginning today at 9AM, The Nevada County Superior Court will be on trial. Family Court Services mediator, Emily Gallup, has alleged that she was wrongfully terminated after blowing the whistle on the court's failure to follow state laws. Gallup's case will be heard by Judge Richard Sueyoshi in Department 25 of the Sacramento County Superior Court, located at 720 9th St. The trial is estimated to take two to four weeks to complete. Gallup is represented by M. Catherine Jones and George Allen. 

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Society now criminalizing parents that allow children to play in the yard

Prison Planet.com » Society now criminalizing parents that allow children to play in the yard:

A Virginia mother was recently interrogated four times by police, and visited twice by social services, after neighbors spotted the mother’s children playing in their own yard unsupervised, and decided to report the non-incident to local authorities. According to Lenore Skenazy of Free-Range Kids, such hysteria and Stasi-style paranoia are becoming the norm in America, where children are being excessively coddled, overprotected, and treated as though they are always in grave danger of being kidnapped or harmed.

Child welfare agencies quicker to terminate parents’ rights

Child welfare agencies quicker to terminate parents’ rights:

That and intensive services have greatly reduced number of Pa. children in foster care.
Parents lose custody

Under the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, child welfare agencies are required – with limited exceptions – to seek to terminate parents’ rights if the child has been in foster care 15 of the previous 22 months.

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Delinquent CPS investigations continue to threaten child safety

Delinquent CPS investigations continue to threaten child safety - Houston Chronicle:

The task seemed practical enough - send veteran Child Protective Services caseworkers from Dallas and Houston to assist three smaller counties inundated with unresolved investigations left open for months.

Child Abuse Concerns Spur Federal Takeover at North Dakota Indian Reservation

Child Abuse Concerns Spur Federal Takeover at North Dakota Indian Reservation | Kind Hearted Woman | FRONTLINE | PBS:

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs said Monday that it will take control of social services on a North Dakota reservation, amid concerns from federal officials that the tribe’s mismanagement of the agency led to the abuse of children on the reservation.

Jail time for illicit sex with foster daughter

Orangeville Article: Jail time for illicit sex with foster daughter:

Former Dufferin Children's Aid Society board member pleaded guilty

Robert Horsburgh will serve one year in jail for an illicit sexual relationship with his former foster daughter. 

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Foster Care Allegations of Abuse

Foster Care Allegations - WLBT.com - Jackson, MS:

WLBT.com - Jackson, MS

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) -

A Jackson mother says she wants answers about her four children who are in foster care in the custody of the Department of Human Services. She sent WLBT pictures of her two sons, one with what appears to be rope burns on his neck. 28 year old LaKendra Travis says she was told it was an accident.

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