Ex-Family Court Judge Steven Jones banned from the bench for life

Ex-Family Court Judge Steven Jones banned from the bench for life:

LAS VEGAS  A former family court judge has been banned from the bench for life, according to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline.

Alternatives to the family court process - new Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme to be launched

Alternatives to the family court process - new Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme to be launched - Lexology:

For many, the prospect of attending a court hearing to decide upon the future of your family or finances can be a daunting process. Courts tend to be formal, overwhelming and expensive. Thankfully, court is not the only option and alternative dispute resolution methods, such as arbitration or mediation, can often assist in achieving a more amicable, timely and economical resolution. 

Letter: Child-abuse protection violates parents' rights

Letter: Child-abuse protection violates parents' rights:

ISSUE | CHILD ABUSE

Parents at risk

Janet Ginzberg's commentary is spot-on about the unintended but not inconsequential consequences of Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law ("Sandusky case fallout goes on," Sunday).The law mandates that teachers and those who come into contact with children report suspected abuse to authorities. Failure to do so is a crime. It empowers protective agencies to investigate those reports.

Report blasts state agency for employee theft from Cayuga Nation trust fund

Report blasts state agency for employee theft from Cayuga Nation trust fund | Local News | auburnpub.com:

A lack of procedures and oversight from the Office of Children and Family Services led to the theft of nearly $20,000 from Cayuga Nation minors' trust fund accounts, the state Inspector General's office announced Tuesday. 

Court Finds Abuse Claims Baseless — but a Mom Still Can't See Her Son

Court Finds Abuse Claims Baseless — but a Mom Still Can't See Her Son | News | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice:

Family court is the Vermont Judiciary's fight club, that clenched-jaw, stress-provoking arena in which the state's most punishing bouts are fought. It's where divorcing couples scratch and claw over alimony, child support and who gets the family dog. It's where battered spouses use their own bruised bodies as Exhibit A to plead for protection from abusive partners. And it's where parental rights and child custody are granted and taken away.

Juries agree that DCF wronged abuse victims, but Legislature stalls payment

Juries agree that DCF wronged abuse victims, but Legislature stalls payment | Tampa Bay Times:

TALLAHASSEE — Time is running out for lawmakers to compensate a Spring Hill man who, as a young boy, was sexually abused by a foster child living in his home.

A jury awarded the man $5 million because the state Department of Children and Families failed to disclose the foster child's violent history to the family that took him in.

But in order for the man to collect, the state Legislature must approve what's known as a "claim bill." And so far, Senate leaders have held up about two dozen such bills, calling the process flawed.

Foster parent who confessed sexual offending to police spared jail

Foster parent who confessed sexual offending to police spared jail:

A man who went to police to confess to sexually abusing his foster child has been spared jail, partly because the case would never have reached the courts had he not admitted his wrongdoing.