Maryland Officials: CPS Shouldn't Interfere with 'Free Range' Kids

Maryland Officials: CPS Shouldn't Interfere with 'Free Range' Kids | Parenting:

The state's new policy directive states CPS should not get involved unless kids are harmed or in risk of harm.

Grandparent Custody Rights in Pennsylvania

Grandparent Custody Rights in Pennsylvania | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP - JDSupra:

In Pennsylvania, grandparents and great-grandparents have physical custody rights surrounding their grandchildren. 

Vermont's New Law Makes Child Safety Priority

Vermont's New Law Makes Child Safety Priority - The New York Times:

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's new child safety law shifts the state's priority in protecting children to their well-being from an imperative to reunite them with their families, officials said Monday during the governor's bill-signing ceremony at his Statehouse office.

 the new law changed the rules that required officials to consider as the first option reuniting a child with his or her family.

Foster parent accused of killing an 11-month-old baby in her care is back in court

Foster parent accused of killing an 11-month-old baby in her care is back in court:

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. A Grand Junction foster parent accused of killing an 11-month-old baby in her care, was back in court on Tuesday.

Sydney White is charged with first degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. White was in court on Tuesday with the expectation of getting a decision regarding a plea, or sentencing arraignment of her charges, but that has since been put off.

Kids in Foster Care 3 Times As Likely To Get Psych Drugs

Pa. Study: Kids in Foster Care 3 Times As Likely To Get Psych Drugs « CBS Philly:

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Children in foster care in Pennsylvania are at least three times as likely as other children to receive drugs used to treat mental illness.

That’s the conclusion of research released today at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the results have public health officials concerned.

Legal Abuse Syndrome

Legal Abuse Syndrome -- Karin Huffer:

“Warning: Protracted Litigation Can be Hazardous to Your Health”

 So says Karin Huffer, whose experience as a marriage and family counselor in private practice and the wife of abusinessman who was brutally defrauded in the courts uniquely qualifies her as an expert on the subject.

Huffer discovered that many of the legal system's victims suffer from a variant of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which she has termed "Legal Abuse Syndrome." The condition derives from the abusive and protracted litigation that many plaintiffs commonly encounter in the courts.

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