Judge rules grandparents can't adopt Morris County child

Judge rules grandparents can't adopt Morris County child:

MORRISTOWN - A Superior Court Family Division judge has ruled that a set of out-of-state grandparents cannot adopt a 3-year-old Morris County girl and went further, likening the adoption complaint to "the absurd scenario" of a babysitter entrusted to care for a child trying to institute adoption proceedings.

Milford man accused of threatening, spitting at DCF workers

Milford man accused of threatening, spitting at DCF workers - Connecticut Post:

A Milford man who allegedly threatened and spat at two state workers will appear in court Monday, Aug. 15 after being arrested in Orange earlier this month.

Mom: My Son's Daycare Provider Reported Me to CPS. Because of a Birth Mark

Mom: My Son's Daycare Provider Reported Me to CPS. Because of a Birth Mark. - Hit & Run : Reason.com:

It's been quite a week for Tamara O'Haire, a cowgirl and online fitness trainer from Bozeman, Montana. O'Haire is a mother to a 9-month-old boy. On Monday, she put him in daycare for the very first time.

Adult adoptees getting more access to birth records from states

Adult adoptees getting more access to birth records from states | Political Fix | stltoday.com:

For many years, adults adopted as children who wanted to find out who their birth parents were ran up against a brick wall because they had no legal right to simply get a copy of their original birth certificate in most states.

NSW child protection system probed

NSW child protection system probed - Yahoo7:

Hundreds of NSW children in state care could be at risk after some Department of Families districts failed to meet the government's own criteria for a child-safe organisation, an inquiry has heard.

Kathleen Danby continues to defy secret courts who tried to stop her from seeing her family

Kathleen Danby continues to defy secret courts who tried to stop her from seeing her family | Daily Mail Online:

Kathleen Danby's granddaughter Janine is forced to live in care home 

She ran away to Kathleen, 75, but was made to return to the home

Kathleen jailed for three months in 2014 after caught hugging Janine

She now faces further investigation after her granddaughter stayed over 

LOIS HENRY: CPS secrecy amended out of bills

LOIS HENRY: CPS secrecy amended out of bills - The Bakersfield Californian:

It looks like legislation that would have shrouded how child protective agencies handle abuse and neglect cases where children nearly die has been amended to keep the public in the loop. Two bills, Assembly Bill 855 and Senate Bill 1625, would have made the release of documents in near-death cases subject to an arbitrary “relevance” standard.