Are kids safe in foster care? DHS director: 'No':
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A hearing Thursday morning was a chance for a handful of state lawmakers to ask direct questions of the Director of the Department of Human Services about the safety of kids in foster care.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Saturday, January 16, 2016
The Family Courts
The Family Courts | IAALS:
Our civil courts do not just deal with torts, contracts, and property cases. They also deal with family cases. In fact, more than one half of cases in state civil courts are family cases of one type or another. We have jumped into that fray to try to assure that the family court process works better for people as well. After all, it is the place where most Americans come into contact with the courts—and at a very vulnerable time in their lives, and their children’s lives.
Our civil courts do not just deal with torts, contracts, and property cases. They also deal with family cases. In fact, more than one half of cases in state civil courts are family cases of one type or another. We have jumped into that fray to try to assure that the family court process works better for people as well. After all, it is the place where most Americans come into contact with the courts—and at a very vulnerable time in their lives, and their children’s lives.
Cromwell Man Gets Jail Time For Threatening Judge
Cromwell Man Gets Jail Time For Threatening Judge - Hartford Courant:
MIDDLETOWN — Saying threats of violence are "punishable" speech not protected by the First Amendment, a Superior Court judge Tuesday sentenced a Cromwell man to 18 months in prison for threatening to shoot a family court judge who was overseeing his contentious divorce case.
MIDDLETOWN — Saying threats of violence are "punishable" speech not protected by the First Amendment, a Superior Court judge Tuesday sentenced a Cromwell man to 18 months in prison for threatening to shoot a family court judge who was overseeing his contentious divorce case.
Top judge says justice system is now unaffordable to most
Top judge says justice system is now unaffordable to most | Law | The Guardian:
Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice.
Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice.
Opioid Abuse Leading to More Children Sent Into Foster Care
Opioid Abuse Leading to More Children Sent Into Foster Care - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids:
More children are being sent into foster care as a result of the abuse of heroin and opioid painkillers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Officials say opioid abuse is straining child welfare agencies.
More children are being sent into foster care as a result of the abuse of heroin and opioid painkillers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Officials say opioid abuse is straining child welfare agencies.
PERRIS: Foster parents convicted in child abuse case
PERRIS: Foster parents convicted in child abuse case - Press Enterprise:
A child abuse case involving seven kids under age 12 has ended with guilty verdicts against their foster parents whom authorities say also operated a strip club in their Perris home.
A child abuse case involving seven kids under age 12 has ended with guilty verdicts against their foster parents whom authorities say also operated a strip club in their Perris home.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
A Critical Look at Foster Care: Incentives to Foster Parents
A Critical Look at Foster Care: Incentives to Foster Parents:
While there are many dedicated people willing to open their homes and hearts to children in distress, it can not be denied that financial gain is among a number of significant incentives leading some to become foster parents.
As the number of licensed foster homes has dropped to a low of 100,000 for the nations' estimated 500,000 foster care children, so has the quality of foster care homes unquestionably diminished over the years.
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