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When the Holidays End, the Fight Does Not

As the holidays come to an end, the world begins to reset. Decorations are packed away. Routines return. Life moves forward. For families navigating the child welfare system, the end of the holidays is not...

Kemari Morgan Died in Foster Care. A Mother Still Fights for Her Children

A one year old baby boy is dead, and the woman entrusted by the state to care for him now faces a second degree murder charge. Kemari Morgan died on May 24 after being found...

When the Elevator Doors Open: Inside Houston County Family Court

You can read about family court. You can study statutes and hear language about protection, best interests, and child safety. But until you stand there, until you feel it settle in your chest, you...

What the Family Justice and Accountability Act Would Change for Parents

For parents who have been pulled into the family court or child welfare system, the experience often feels confusing, intimidating, and one sided. Decisions that affect the most intimate parts of family life are...

Judge Orders Former Social-Worker to Pay $3 Million in Defamation Case

A former Colorado social worker has been ordered to pay three million dollars to an Aurora city councilwoman after a court found she knowingly filed a false child abuse report. The case has become...

A System Under Federal Review: Inside the Push to Restructure America’s Family Courts

For decades, America’s family courts and child protection agencies have operated in a world largely shielded from public scrutiny. Parents rarely see the evidence used against them. Proceedings unfold behind closed doors. Judges hold...

How the System Stole Christmas

Families vs DHR Editorial There is a quiet injustice sweeping through communities that most Americans do not even know exists. It moves in silence, carried out by real people working inside a system that has...

Thankfulness in the Middle of the Fight

There is a kind of thankfulness that belongs only to parents and loved ones who have been forced into battles they never asked for. It is not the simple kind. It does not come...