HSLDA | The Fourth Amendment's Impact on Child Abuse Investigations

HSLDA | The Fourth Amendment's Impact on Child Abuse Investigations:The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it best, "The government's interest in the welfare of children embraces not only protecting children from physical abuse, but also protecting children's interest in the privacy and dignity of their homes and in the lawfully exercised authority of their parents." Calabretta v. Floyd, 189 F.3d 808 (1999).This statement came in a case which held that social workers who, in pursuit of a child abuse investigation, invaded a family home without a warrant violate the Fourth Amendment rights of both children and parents. Upon remand for the damages phase of the trial, the social workers, the police officers, and the governments that employed them settled this civil rights case for $150,000.

Court sides with mom who gave birth while on methadone

Court sides with mom who gave birth while on methadone - NBC40.net:
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's Supreme Court says a woman can't be considered to have abused and neglected her child because the infant was born with symptoms of methadone withdrawal.

The ruling published Monday reverses a lower court ruling that required her custody to be state-supervised.

Comment:I wonder if this case help's out the Mother's in the other States, including New Hampshire. Mother's whose newborns were stolen and adopted out because the Mother's were on Methadone. Mother's who were court ordered OUT of Methadone treatment! Will these Mother's cases be considered Null and Void?

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/supreme/A2413DCPPvYN.pdf

States start to crack down on parents 're-homing' their adopted kids

States start to crack down on parents 're-homing' their adopted kids:

Among pet owners, "re-homing" an unwanted dog or cat is a relatively straightforward process. The owner who seeks an alternative home often places an ad on the Internet, and a private transaction occurs that moves the pet to a new family. But with the rise of foreign adoptions of children and the inability of some parents to handle troubled youths, more and more desperate families are taking that approach with adopted youngsters and re-homing the children with strangers. Often those re-homed children report gruesome tales of physical, sexual or emotional abuse by their new guardians.

Drugging our kids: A bold step away from heavy medication

Drugging our kids: A bold step away from heavy medication:

When Yolanda Vasquez was 12, her speech was so slurred doctors planned to clip the bottom of her tongue. But the young girl didn't need surgery to find her voice.After a decade in California foster care, Yolanda had become so medicated with psychiatric drugs, she practically lost the ability to speak.

Fight Against Unwarranted Seizures of Babies, Children

Fight Against Unwarranted Seizures of Babies, Children | NBC 7 San Diego:

San Diego attorneys are fighting against the unwarranted seizures of babies and children.

Attorneys Shawn McMillan and Mark Ankcorn have filed a federal class action lawsuit in Riverside County.

10 Things You MUST DO if CPS Comes to Your House

Coroner: Foster child died of allergy med overdose

Coroner: Foster child died of allergy med overdose - KRXI - Reno NV Top Stories - News, Sports, Weather:

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Authorities say a 16-month-old Las Vegas girl who was apparently killed by her foster dad in a murder-suicide this fall died of an overdose of allergy medication.