Woman barred from publishing family court fight details

Woman barred from publishing family court fight details « Jersey Evening Post:

A woman who wants to raise awareness of her family court fight over her three-year-old daughter has been ordered to limit the amount of information she reveals about the little girl's case.

Adoptions paused over flawed drug tests leaves would-be parents 'extremely frustrated'

Adoptions paused over flawed drug tests leaves would-be parents 'extremely frustrated' - Toronto - CBC News:

CBC News revealed on Monday that the Ontario government hasordered hundreds of adoption cases to stop moving forward while a judge reviews whether the children should have been taken into the care of children's aid in the first place.

Massachusetts Court Rules Foster Parents May Not Use Corporal Punishment – Regardless Of Religious Beliefs

Massachusetts Court Rules Foster Parents May Not Use Corporal Punishment – Regardless Of Religious Beliefs - OPEN MINDS:

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) is required to protect children in foster care from trauma while in foster care, and therefore is able to reject potential foster parents who utilize corporal punishment as part of their "religious beliefs."

US veteran’s children taken away over his use of medical marijuana

US veteran’s children taken away over his use of medical marijuana | Society | The Guardian:

When Raymond Schwab talks about his case, his voice teeters between anger and sadness.“People who don’t understand the medical value of cannabis are tearing my family apart,” says the Kansas father and US veteran, who has a prescription for marijuana in neighboring Colorado, where it is legal.

Appellate court: Morris judge violated grandparents' rights

Appellate court: Morris judge violated grandparents' rights:

A Family Division judge in Morris County violated the constitutional rights of a set of grandparents by dismissing their complaint to adopt their grandchild without giving them a chance to argue in court and without articulating reasons for dismissal, the state's Appellate Division ruled Friday.

Hastings man jailed for sexually abusing three girls in his foster care

Hastings man jailed for sexually abusing three girls in his foster care - Arrow FM:

A Hastings paedophile has been jailed for eight and a half years for sexual offences against three foster children.

75 year old Raymond Day, of Churchill Avenue, was found guilty of ten offences, six counts of sexual assault and four counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child,  between 2007 and 2014.

Report: Mother of child killed by pit bull flees state with 5 other children

Report: Mother of child killed by pit bull flees state with 5 other children | Local News | fayobserver.com:

LUMBERTON - The mother of the 7-year-old boy who died after a pit bull attack on Sunday at a Robeson County home told a Raleigh television station that she has left the state to retain custody of her other five children.