Court sides with DCF, teen will remain in custody for forced chemotherapy - WICU12 HD WSEE Erie, PA News, Sports, Weather, Events:
Hartford, CT -- A Windsor Locks teen faced a judge in Connecticut State Supreme court Thursday, as she has been undergoing chemotherapy against her will. She is identified as Cassandra C in court papers and believes she should be allowed to make her own health care decisions even though she's a minor.
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In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
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Foster mom says she's willing to lose infant over flu shot mandate
Foster mom says she's willing to lose infant over flu shot mandate | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News:
TACOMA, Wash. -- Foster families are under a new mandate that everyone in their house needs a flu shot if they have foster kids under two years of age.
TACOMA, Wash. -- Foster families are under a new mandate that everyone in their house needs a flu shot if they have foster kids under two years of age.
New Jersey Appeals Court Rules Cannabis Use Alone Not Reason to Remove Child
New Jersey Appeals Court Rules Cannabis Use Alone Not Reason to Remove Child:
Two days before Christmas, an appellate court in New Jersey gave one Garden state mother the best possible gift; a panel headed by Honorable Carmen Alvarez ruled that not only were verbal admissions about possible cannabis use insufficient evidence for an emergency removal order of an infant child but that the state failed to provide any evidence that simply using cannabis constituted child abuse or neglect. While at first glance, this simply appears to be a case of the courts using common sense, in reality it is a major departure from the common practices of the family court system that have existed for decades.
Two days before Christmas, an appellate court in New Jersey gave one Garden state mother the best possible gift; a panel headed by Honorable Carmen Alvarez ruled that not only were verbal admissions about possible cannabis use insufficient evidence for an emergency removal order of an infant child but that the state failed to provide any evidence that simply using cannabis constituted child abuse or neglect. While at first glance, this simply appears to be a case of the courts using common sense, in reality it is a major departure from the common practices of the family court system that have existed for decades.
Lawmakers tire of DCFS’ lack of accountability
Lawmakers tire of DCFS’ lack of accountability - The Daily Journal: Local:
It was déjà vu for some state legislators Wednesday as they heard reports of ineptitude within the state's child welfare agency that left wards of the state open to neglect, abuse and crime.
It was déjà vu for some state legislators Wednesday as they heard reports of ineptitude within the state's child welfare agency that left wards of the state open to neglect, abuse and crime.
State increases incentives for foster parents to adopt
State increases incentives for foster parents to adopt | Star Tribune:
Thousands of Minnesota children living in temporary foster care could find permanent homes under a new state program that eliminates the long-standing financial penalty for people who adopt foster children.
Thousands of Minnesota children living in temporary foster care could find permanent homes under a new state program that eliminates the long-standing financial penalty for people who adopt foster children.
Missouri Teen Medically Kidnapped Was Raped and Sodomized While in Illinois Foster Care
Missouri Teen Medically Kidnapped Was Raped and Sodomized While in Illinois Foster Care:
Isaiah Rider is a 17-year-old Missouri resident who was taken away from his mother at the age of 16 by Illinois child protective services – DCFS – while in Lurie Children’s Hospital for medical treatment. Recently, he has come forward publicly with devastating information about the trauma that he experienced as a ward of the state of Illinois. While he was in a Chicago foster home, he was raped and sodomized. Though this has been reported to his social worker, his guardian ad litem and the authorities, nothing is being done about it according to the family.
Isaiah Rider is a 17-year-old Missouri resident who was taken away from his mother at the age of 16 by Illinois child protective services – DCFS – while in Lurie Children’s Hospital for medical treatment. Recently, he has come forward publicly with devastating information about the trauma that he experienced as a ward of the state of Illinois. While he was in a Chicago foster home, he was raped and sodomized. Though this has been reported to his social worker, his guardian ad litem and the authorities, nothing is being done about it according to the family.
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