Lost in foster care? Data only now reflect needs of the children
The child welfare system is, in the end, an information system, and there are legal consequences if files are lost because a social worker quits or some other foul-up, said James Marsh, a lawyer who has done pro bono adoptions…
D.C. Child Welfare Chief Drops Lawsuit
“It is an extraordinary remedy for a judge to order the head of any agency into court,” said James Marsh, president of The Children’s Law Center. “I think it was based on an act of desperation and the reality of…
Judges Describe Agonizing Decisions
“The judges don’t have crystal balls. It’s just like a computer: garbage in, garbage out,” said James Marsh, president of the Children’s Law Center, who went on to give one reason that cases require close monitoring. “A lot of times,…
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“The judges don’t have crystal balls. It’s just like a computer: garbage in, garbage out.” — James Marsh, president of the Children’s Law Center, explaining that decisions in child abuse cases often suffer because the social workers who advise judges…