Even though Juneteenth has passed, its meaning still echoes. Freedom was delayed then, and for many families today it is still being denied. The right to parent your own children is a fundamental liberty, and yet families across America are losing that right without cause, without fairness, and without justice.
Across Alabama, good mothers are being targeted before they ever leave the hospital. This powerful testimony exposes how the child welfare system is punishing families based on fear, not facts, and why so many are now too afraid to grow their families.
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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...
What if I told you the removal of children from loving homes is being incentivized by federal dollars?
This video expose how the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, passed under the Clinton administration,...
Due process is not optional. It is a constitutional right. But in family court and CPS cases, it is often the first thing discarded. Here’s what the law says, what it means, and what happens when it is ignored.
By Families vs. DHR
At this very moment, while our team sits and crafts this message, another family is being forced into turmoil.
Another child is being removed without cause.
Another parent is being handed a list...
If DHR held court about your child without telling you, that’s a violation. Under Alabama law, you have the right to be notified of every hearing, every time. This article breaks down what the law says, how to recognize red flags, and what to do if you’re being shut out.
In a world where oversight is promised and protection is preached, families are left picking up the pieces after the very system meant to help them causes harm. We’re told that agencies like DHR...