Foster Dad Sentenced to Prison for Raping, Molesting and Abusing 6 Girls in His Care

Foster Dad Sentenced to Prison for Raping, Molesting and Abusing 6 Girls in His Care: OC DA’s Office | KTLA:

A 68-year-old foster parent was sentenced Friday to 18 years to life in state prison for sexually abusing six young girls during a period of six years before a relative found evidence of the crimes recorded on a memory card and called police.

Was Medical Kidnap in Washington State a Cover-up for Medical Malpractice?

Was Medical Kidnap in Washington State a Cover-up for Medical Malpractice?:

Being worried about Child Protection Services (CPS) taking her child was the last thing on the mind of Anne Giroux, a mother living in Washington State who was seeking medical treatment for her son, Kevin Kulman.

Mystery over parents denied their right to enter the courtroom

Mystery over parents denied their right to enter the courtroom - Telegraph:

A curious puzzle has arisen following my piece a fortnight ago headed, “Why don’t the family courts obey the law?” I quoted a trenchant recent judgment in which Lord Justice Munby, the head of the family courts, went out of his way to emphasis that “one of the oldest principles of our law” is that “no one is to be condemned unheard” – and that “any parents faced with the removal of their child must be entitled to make their case to the court”, and to challenge any evidence brought against them.

Foster children suffer under for-profit foster care

Foster children suffer under for-profit foster care | The Lawrentian:

Children are the most under-represented among all groups. As minors they are not given the same resources or legitimacy as other groups, and their concerns are often regarded as naïve or unfounded. Combine that with the further disadvantage of not having parents to act on behalf of your well-being, and you have foster children. Foster children are a severely neglected and under-served group within our society. The injustices that occur within the foster care system are deeply concerning—especially in regard to for-profit foster care systems.

Stolen Zephany: ‘mom’ in court

Stolen Zephany: ‘mom’ in court - Crime & Courts | IOL News:

Cape Town - A small figure in a striped top, the woman charged with kidnapping baby Zephany Nurse 17 years ago clutched her hands nervously in the dock on Friday morning.

Foster care linked to homelessness, mental illness and drug use: B.C. study

Foster care linked to homelessness, mental illness and drug use: B.C. study | Metro:

Being placed in foster care as a child increases the risk of homelessness, mental illness and substance abuse later on in life, suggests new research from Simon Fraser University psychologists.

BIA Releases New ICWA Guidelines to Protect Native Families and Children

BIA Releases New ICWA Guidelines to Protect Native Families and Children - ICTMN.com:

On Tuesday, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has published revised, sweeping new guidelinesto ensure the rights and protections of Native families and children under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). In remarks at the winter session of the National Congress of American Indians, Washburn said that updating Guidelines for State Courts and Agencies in Indian Child Custody Proceedings in the Federal Register had become necessary due to the continued misapplication and noncompliance of ICWA in state and federal courts since it was first published in 1979.