Child Protection Law Report articles from November 2005

Child Protection Law Report archives from November 2005

Foster care funding faces budget knife.(Slants & Trends)
November 1, 2005... FOSTER CARE FUNDING FACES BUDGET KNIFE. The Deficit Reduction Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would cut $577 million from federal support for foster care programs. The Act, HR. 4241, passed with a bare majority of 217-215 on...

Domestic violence victims would have ID protection.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Women and children fleeing domestic violence would have greater protection from abusers trying to find them, under a bill passed Nov. 16 by the House Financial Services Committee. H.R. 2695, introduced by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), amends...

Oklahoma considers parenting training for former prisoners.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Oklahoma legislature is eyeing stronger training of incarcerated parents to prevent child abuse and neglect. A hearing about an "interim legislative study" was held Nov. 10, initiated by Rep. Kris Steele (R). Steele said a stronger...

Parents bear IEP burden, supreme court rules.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)(Schaffer v. Weast)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Parents or guardians of special needs children bear the burden of proof in special education cases brought under laws like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Nov. 14. In Schaffer v. Weast, the justices...

APHA presentations will address wide range of child welfare issues.(American Public Health Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Numerous presenters at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting will address topics of keen interest to child welfare officials and staff. The APHA conference will be held on Dec. 10-14 in Philadelphia. Kidsdata.org website....

Adolescent girls and violence.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Adolescent girls and violence. Another paper at APHA will explain why adolescent girls should be actively screened for exposure to violence. Screening for both community-based and personal violence is crucial, according to a study by Katherine...

ADHD treatment.(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... ADHD treatment. When treating children for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, African-American parents had less positive views of stimulant treatment than white parents, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University and the...

Child protection services not required to give Miranda warning.(Ray Mitchell Wilkerson v. The State of Texas)
November 1, 2005... A child protective services investigator is only required to give a Miranda warning when acting "in tandem" with police officers, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas has ruled. Ray Mitchell Wilkerson, Appellant, v. The State of Texas, No....

Parent can be required to meet goals to regain child.(re Interest of Sharae H.)
November 1, 2005... A parent can be required to meet goals and accomplish tasks that help him or her provide a safe and appropriate home, the Nebraska Court of Appeals has ruled. In re Interest of Sharae H., a child under 18 years of age, State of Nebraska,...

First-degree murder conviction cannot be built solely on hearsay.(Martha Flores vs. the State of Nevada)
November 1, 2005... The Nevada Supreme Court reversed a conviction of first-degree murder by child abuse because the sole direct evidence of the assault came in the form of hearsay statements through child abuse investigators. The judgment of the Eighth Judicial...

Mother denied return of child to Canada, despite father's abduction.(Farrah L. Didur v. Thomas Viger)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Although a child was "wrongfully removed" from Canada, he should not be returned, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas ruled. The court said such return would place the child at "grave risk." The case was Farrah L. Didur,...

Sex abuser retains parental rights.(Debra S.F. v Richard F.B.)
November 1, 2005... A man who had sexually assaulted a child won a battle in his effort to keep parental rights, in a case involving definitions of parenthood. The mother sued to terminate the father's rights to his daughter after he sexually assaulted the...

Children's mental health records off-limits to dad.(case of Kathleen Quigley Berg and Eugene E. Berg)
November 1, 2005... A father is not allowed to see his children's mental health records, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled. In the Matter of Kathleen Quigley Berg and Eugene E. Berg, No. 2005-02, Oct. 18. The parents had joint legal custody, but the...

Appeals court upholds termination of parental rights.(case of Bethany Schreiber)
November 1, 2005... A court properly terminated the parental rights of a mother and granted permanent custody of the child to an agency, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh Appellate District, Ashtabula County, decided on Oct. 13, 2005. The case was In the...

Meetings/conferences.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... [check] A two-day "Breakthrough Strategies Workshop" for problem and troubled kids and youth will be offered in Austin, Texas, on Dec. 8 and 9. It offers professionals tools for working with aggressive, withdrawn, noncompliant, abused,...