Mother wins court battle against CPS but it cost her and taxpayers thousands

Mother wins court battle against CPS but it cost her and taxpayers thousands - Story | KRIV:
HOUSTON (FOX 26) - “You are guilty until you prove yourself innocent,” said Barbara Marks. Child Protective Services spent many months and an untold amount of tax dollars trying to terminate Mark’s parental rights.

CPS officials also point out in every case where children are removed they file to terminate parental rights.

Parent Released After Serving 18 Years In Prison on False Child Abuse Allegations Related to Custody and Divorce

Parent Released After Serving 18 Years In Prison on False Child Abuse Allegations Related to Custody and Divorce – Custody Calculations 702-675-5120:

February 2016, a Lake County man convicted of sexually abusing a child was released from prison after his alleged victim, his daughter, recanted the testimony she gave when she was 10 years old. The man, Luther Jones, spent 18 years behind bars. A judge set him free after his daughter told Lake County District Attorney’s Office investigators she had lied at the behest of her mother, who at the time was battling Jones over custody of their  daughter.

California’s foster care prescribers fuel the medication of vulnerable kids with antipsychotics

California’s foster care prescribers fuel the medication of vulnerable kids with antipsychotics:

Editor’s Note: Southern California Group’s sister publications in the San Francisco Bay Area produced this report, the latest installment in their series investigating doctors’ use of powerful anti-psychotic drugs to control the behavior of the state’s foster children.

Social worker accused of faking qualifications 'panicked'

Social worker accused of faking qualifications 'panicked' (From Herald Scotland):

A GOVERNMENT child protection adviser facing a disciplinary probe over allegations she falsely claimed to be a had a PhD said that she was scared of the consequences of owning up.

Hancock toddlers sexually abused, infected with STD while in DHS custody

Hancock toddlers sexually abused, infected with STD while in DHS custody | SunHerald:

While the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was occupied with a forgery complaint leveled against state child-services workers in 2015, Bay St. Louis attorney Edward Gibson met with a client whose two children had been sexually abused and infected with gonorrhea while in state custody.

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/news/special-reports/dhs/article95079077.html#storylink=cpy

Foster mom gets 2 years for not protecting teen from man

Foster mom gets 2 years for not protecting teen from man | Local News - KETV Home:

BEATRICE, Neb. —A Beatrice woman who authorities said should have prevented a man from having sex with her teenage foster child has been given two years behind bars.

America’s Foster Care Population is Growing — Again

America’s Foster Care Population is Growing — Again - The Annie E. Casey Foundation:

America’s foster care population grew by 13,000 children and youth — to more than 415,000 kids total — from 2013 to 2014, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center.