A case out of Massachusetts is moving forward that raises a question many families across the country have quietly asked for years. What happens when children are removed before the law is properly followed. In Waltham,...

For families navigating the child welfare system, one question continues to surface again and again. Who is watching the system that is supposed to be watching our children? Oversight is often discussed in policy language. It...

Like so many other families, I emptied my savings fighting for my children. Not for luxury. Not for comfort. But to defend my family in a battle that never should have existed. Retainers. Court costs. Evaluations....

Reporting and analysis by FamiliesVsDHR.org A federal appeals court in New York has revived a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of children who were removed from their biological parents and later denied placement with...

They took my child. And for a while, it felt like they took everything. My breath. My balance. My name. The way people looked at me. The way I looked at myself. I remember sitting in...

*** Watch the full clip here *** Seventeen years after Nancy Schaefer’s warning, families are still fighting to be heard. The system hasn’t changed. It has simply gotten better at hiding. In 2007, State Senator Nancy...

By Families vs. DHR Editorial Team In courtrooms across America, there exists a belief that has been passed down through generations, codified into oaths, and echoed through marble halls. Judges are seen as the guardians...

When DHR files a case involving your family, you have the constitutional and legal right to be notified of all court hearings and to be heard in each one. Whether it’s a shelter care...