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Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative

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Articles tagged with: dependency

  • State panel calls for change to fix dependency court system

    By Karen de Sá
    Mercury News
    03/15/2008 01:30:13 AM PDT
    A state commission concluded its two-year study of California’s juvenile dependency courts Friday by calling for sweeping reforms to make sure children and parents caught in the system are better informed and better served.
    The Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care recommended critical changes to ensure that [...]

  • In re Interest of Connor S. and Marissa T.

    Filed on July 7 2007
    Nebraska Court of AppealsNo. A-06-1371
    SUMMARY: The Court of Appeals upheld the termination of a mother’s parental rights where continued alcohol abuse prevented her from providing “necessary parental care and protection” and caused her conduct to be “seriously detrimental to the health, morals, or well-being of” her children. Further, termination was [...]