Speak up Guest - Dorothy "Dot" Knightly Reveals Devestation in the N.H. Family Court

Speak up Guest - Dorothy "Dot" Knightly Reveals Devestation in the N.H. Family Court - Rep Kevin Avard's Blog - Nashua, NH Patch:

 The Redress Committee believed this matter should be thoroughly investigated with a view to revisiting the decision to returning the child to the custody of relatives or its actual mother.

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A GUIDE TO CIVIL RIGHTS LIABILITY UNDER 42 U.S.C. 1983 Overview

42 U.S.C. 1983 Overview:

I.           INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

42 U.S.C. § 1983, commonly referred to as "section 1983" provides:

Every person who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, Suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.  For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.

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Former foster mom to spend six months in jail for child's death

Former foster mom to spend six months in jail for child's death:

A woman convicted in 2008 of child abuse in the death of her foster child has been sentenced to four years’ probation and six months in Pima County jail.

Police investigate death of baby in foster care

Police investigate death of baby in foster care | KXAN.com:

Unapproved caregiver was watching girl, 11 months
CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) - An 11-month-old girl in foster care died from head injuries on Monday and a 32-year-old man is charged with injury to a child and family violence.

AARP wants help for grandparents who raise children

AARP wants help for grandparents who raise children - Times Union:

ALBANY -- Grandparents and other non-parent relatives raising children joined government, law and social service representatives Tuesday at the Empire State Convention Center to call for more support for "kinship care."

Moms for Marijuana: Time to End the War on Families

Moms for Marijuana: Time to End the War on Families:

When Billy Fisher asked the state of Washington for help in removing his infant daughter from a dangerous living situation while in the care of her mother, he never imagined that CPS would place his child into foster care because of his use of medical marijuana.

New U.S. Waiver To Give DCS More Flexibility To Help Children

New U.S. Waiver To Give DCS More Flexibility To Help Children - 10/22/2013 - Chattanoogan.com:

The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has been selected to participate in a groundbreaking demonstration project that promises to keep more kids safely in their homes, rather than having them come into foster care.