Berks County family sues Children-Youth Services in federal court, claims children taken improperly

Berks County family sues Children-Youth Services in federal court, claims children taken improperly - bctv.org - News for Berks County and Reading, Pa: Government:

A Berks County family and a Radnor law firm filed a 40-page federal civil-rights lawsuit against Berks County and several employees of Berks County Children and Youth Services (CYS) on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The complaint alleges that CYS removed two children from their home for nearly two months without cause or due process and engaged in a campaign of harassment and retaliation against the family.

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Arizona Supreme Court denies petition to remove Navajo child from adoptive parents

Arizona Supreme Court denies petition to remove Navajo child from adoptive parents:

PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Navajo child should remain with his adoptive family despite a petition that would make the child live with a tribal member he has never met.

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Rare Family Law Case Heard by U.S. Supreme Court

Margaret Ryznar: Rare Family Law Case Heard by U.S. Supreme Court:

Many parents embroiled in child custody cases might only dream of bringing their cases to the highest court in the land, yet this became reality for Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Lee Chafin last week, when oral arguments were heard by the United States Supreme Court in his case, Chafin v. Chafin, 11-1347.

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Judge--Case of Seized Newborn May Now Proceed

Judge--Case of Seized Newborn May Now Proceed:

When Jodi Ferris arrived at Hershey Medical Center after giving birth in an ambulance, the last thing she and her husband, Scott, expected was to lose custody of their newborn daughter, forcing them to spend the first night of their daughter’s life sleeping in their car in the parking lot across the street. But that is exactly what happened after Jodi—like any concerned mom—apparently asked hospital staff too many questions about the care her baby daughter was receiving.

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Baby Switched At Minneapolis Hospital, Breastfed By Wrong Mom

Baby Switched At Minneapolis Hospital, Breastfed By Wrong Mom - ABC News:

A newborn baby will have to undergo a year of medical tests for HIV and hepatitis because he was accidentally put in the wrong bassinet by a Minneapolis hospital and then breastfed by the wrong mother.

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