Kyle Morris and his daughter went to a Mavs game, like they had many times before. Just before halftime, she went to the restroom. That was the last time her father saw her that night. Mar 27, 2023 Texas Department of Family and Protective Services releases child fatality report In...
Fort Worth toddler attacked by pit bull after CPS removed her from family Two-year-old McKenna Martin suffered extensive injuries, and her parents are trying to regain custody. By Sarah BahariNov 16, 2023 Legal skirmish underscores high stakes in Texas foster care lawsuit Lawyers for the child...
For example, to settle a long-standing class action lawsuit in Illinois, the Department of Children and Family Services sought accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children (COA) for its public agency and all its private providers. Under COA standards, all...
guardians ad litem (caretakers "for the lawsuit") or friends are sometimes appointed to represent the child's interests and to advocate in court on the child's behalf. Custody evaluations may be ordered, in which court-services personnel visit each parent's home and evaluate each parent's ...
"Plaintiff’s life spiraled out of control," the lawsuit states. Fleites alleges that she dropped out of school, distanced herself from family and friends, attempted suicide multiple times, and met an older man who introduced her to heroin, while she was still minor....
Immigrant Kids Say They Were Strapped to Chairs, Left Naked in Detention CenterThe allegations are part of a new lawsuit against a Virginia facility that houses children as young as 14. ByLisa Ryan family separation policyJune 20, 2018
inasmuch as women with children may not be discriminated against because of their status as parents or caregivers in a way that men with children are not. Importantly, these laws do not provide affirmative support for caregivers but allow standing for a lawsuit in case of unlawful discrimination....
There has been lot of buzz abouta videoshot last year of a Kentucky deputy sheriff handcuffing an 8-year-old schoolboy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) . Last week, the American Civil Liberties Unionfiled a lawsuitagainst the deputy for this incident and a similar cuffing in...
Temporary support (pendente lite support) may be ordered during pendency of the lawsuit, even before the parenting plan is complete and legal custody is awarded; Support payments may be made to the Primary Residential Parent (PRP) directly, to the court clerk, or to the central collection and...
The father of three young children whose mother allegedly murdered them last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles, accusing social workers and police of not intervening to protect the children before they were tragically killed, the Associated Press rep...