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Penalties for Falsely Reporting Child Abuse.
(American Public Human Services Association [APHSA], 2013-02)
"Failure to Train" lawsuits against Departments of Human Services.
(American Bar Association, 2013-11)
Of the legal theories pursued against state departments of human
services and their child welfare agencies,1 “failure to train”
theories are often pled but rarely prevail. The theory is often
raised in boilerplate ...
Calculating Damages in Negligence Lawsuits Against Departments of Human Services.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2013-10)
Coercion and Child Protective Services Investigations.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2013-12)
Emergency Removal of a Foster Child—the Foster parents’ Rights.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2013-08)
Contacting Former Spouses as Part of the Adoption and Foster Home Study Process.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2013-06)
Revisiting the Presumption of Jointly Placing Siblings in Foster Care.
(Seattle University School of Law., 2013)
Until fairly recently, it was assumed that when parents divorced and
custody was being assigned, it was in the child’s best interest to be placed
with the mother.1 It took time and some tragic and avoidable situations ...
The Growing Concern of Elder Abuse.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2013-04)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, "the population age 65 is expected to more than double between 2012 and 2060, from 43.1 million to 92 million....Most elderly adults with physical or mental disabilities are able to ...
Wilderness Therapy Settings: An Industry in Need of Legal and Regulatory Oversight.
(State Bar of Michigan Children's Law Section, 2013)
Wilderness therapy, aimed primarily at adolescents
presenting with problem behaviors,
includes a range of interventions that incorporate
nature and the wilderness as prominent aspects
of treatment. In theory, wilderness ...
Identifying Mother-Son Incest: What Child Protective Services Investigators and Attorneys Need to Know.
(State Bar of Michigan Children's Law Section, 2013)
Society’s disdain and concern for child sexual abuse has been accelerated by the recent trial of Jerry Sandusky and a number of other local high profile cases. To address this phenomenon, every state has an infrastructure ...