[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

(l-r) Karen Freedman of Lawyers For Children, Liberty Aldrich of Children s Law Center, and Glenn Metsch-Ampel of Lawyers For Children Courtesy photos The author of “In Secrecy and Sacrifice: ...

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A Minnesota family’s chances of being reported for child maltreatment vary dramatically depending on their race. So does the likelihood a kid will be removed from their family, or reunited with them ...