Children Kinship Caregivers Receive Fewer Supports Than Foster Parents More children are being placed with kinship caregivers, but support to those caregivers is not keeping pace.
Children ABA Adopts Model Act on Child Representation Andrea Khoury The ABA House of Delegates passed the most comprehensive policy concerning the child's representative since The Standards of Practice for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings.
Children Infants in Foster Care: Trends and Tips Claire Chiamulera New research is uncovering new information about how infants who enter foster care differ from their older counterparts.
Children Reasonable Efforts in Child Welfare Cases: New Jersey Supreme Court Gives Guidance Jey Rajaraman The principle of maintaining families and avoiding separation is clearly expressed in child welfare laws and policies, but exactly what constitutes reasonable efforts or what services and actions fulfill this statutory duty varies from case to case.
Children Kentucky Teacher Immune from Negligent Supervision Claim for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Child Kindergarten teacher was entitled to qualified official immunity from mother’s lawsuit claiming she failed to supervise children and report alleged sexual abuse to law enforcement since her actions in case were discretionary.
Children Utah Officials Immune from Liability for Alleged Assault by Foster Child State and child welfare agency officials were immune from liability from state negligence and Fourteenth Amendment claims by foster parents after foster child allegedly abused another child in their home. Battery exception gave state and its employees protection from state negligence claims since the alleged harm resulted from assault or battery. Absent showing that caseworker failed to exercise professional judgment when placing child, plaintiffs were unable to establish Fourteenth Amendment due process violation.
