Legally Kidnapped

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• Baby P case leads to surge in applications to remove children
• Hit hard by budget cuts, DFCS strains as workload jumps
• Edmonton foster mother sentenced in death of child in 2009
• Nebraska governor signs child welfare reforms
• Foster system at breaking point as 10,000 children go into care
• 10,000 children taken into care: Numbers have doubled in the past four years
• St. Charles County foster parent charged with child abuse
• MELISSA ETHERIDGETammy Burned Our KidWith a Cigarette
• Adoption agency closing stuns prospective parents
• Adopted or abducted?
• Probe into toddler Phoenix Sinclair's murder could put social workers at risk: documents
• Law Would Strengthen Troops' Child Custody Rights
• Jack Wagner's Newly Discovered Daughter

Baby P case leads to surge in applications to remove children Posted: 12 Apr 2012 04:33 AM PDT Baby P case leads to surge in applications to remove children The Baby P social worker scandal has led to a surge in applications to take children into care, according to new figures that show they now top 10,000 a year.

Hit hard by budget cuts, DFCS strains as workload jumps Posted: 12 Apr 2012 04:23 AM PDT Hit hard by budget cuts, DFCS strains as workload jumps More abused and neglected children are getting state protection under an aggressive new policy mandate, but deep budget cuts are threatening efforts to help those children and their families heal, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found.

Edmonton foster mother sentenced in death of child in 2009 Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:20 PM PDT Edmonton foster mother sentenced in death of child in 2009 An Edmonton foster mother has been given her sentence for killing a child in her care more than three years ago.

Nebraska governor signs child welfare reforms Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:13 PM PDT Nebraska governor signs child welfare reforms Gov. Dave Heineman has signed five Nebraska child welfare bills into law, calling the measures an important step forward in the state's effort to improve services.

Foster system at breaking point as 10,000 children go into care Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:04 PM PDT Foster system at breaking point as 10,000 children go into care Social workers are more willing to go to court to protect children in the wake of 'Baby P' scandal

10,000 children taken into care: Numbers have doubled in the past four years Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:41 PM PDT 10,000 children taken into care: Numbers have doubled in the past four years The number of children taken into care has hit a record 10,000 in one year.

St. Charles County foster parent charged with child abuse Posted: 11 Apr 2012 09:32 AM PDT St. Charles County foster parent charged with child abuse A former St. Charles County foster parent under scrutiny after an infant nearly died in her care in 2009 now faces criminal charges.

MELISSA ETHERIDGETammy Burned Our KidWith a Cigarette Posted: 11 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT MELISSA ETHERIDGETammy Burned Our KidWith a Cigarette Melissa Etheridge has just filed legal docs, claiming her former domestic partner,Tammy Lynn Michaels, accidentally burned one of their kids with a cigarette.

Adoption agency closing stuns prospective parents Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:39 AM PDT Adoption agency closing stuns prospective parents A San Antonio adoption agency has closed abruptly, sending more than 30 prospective parents in Texas and around the world into a panic as they assume the worst about whether they'll receive a baby or get their money back.

Adopted or abducted? Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:31 AM PDT Adopted or abducted? Veil of secrecy lifts slowly on decades of forced adoptions for unwed mothers around the globe.

Probe into toddler Phoenix Sinclair's murder could put social workers at risk: documents Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT Probe into toddler Phoenix Sinclair's murder could put social workers at risk: documents Social workers involved in the Phoenix Sinclair case claim their personal safety will be at risk if their identities are disclosed at an upcoming public inquiry into the child's shocking murder. Note: The poor things.  These social workers should be treated like any other criminal.  They should get no special treatment.  Nor should their identities be protected for safety purposes.  What they should do is treat them like any other predator, put a list with their names and photo's online, put posters around their neighborhoods... "This person steals children."

Law Would Strengthen Troops' Child Custody Rights Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:40 AM PDT Law Would Strengthen Troops' Child Custody Rights The House Armed Services Committee is trying to drum up Pentagon support for a bill that would strengthen servicemembers' rights in child custody disputes. The committee has asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to endorse the Servicemember Family Protection Act, which would prevent family court judges from ruling against servicemembers in child custody cases based solely on their past or future deployments.

Jack Wagner's Newly Discovered Daughter Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 AM PDT

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