Tag Archives: DCFS

Alimony, audits and adoption: family issues heard during Utah interim meetings

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Tweet During last week’s interim day meetings, the legislature heard three family issues. The Judiciary Interim Committee listened to testimony about reforming alimony (brought to the Committee by Representative Fred Cox, R-West Valley City) which has been a Sutherland Institute … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: DCFS working to provide more in-home services, send fewer kids to foster care

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Tweet A few days ago, we highlighted an audit of the state’s Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) performed by Utah’s Office of the Legislative Auditor General. During today’s Judiciary Interim Committee meeting, DCFS reported on the progress it … Continue reading →

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Parents’ rights in interim committee hearing

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Tweet On Wednesday, June 20th, the Judiciary Interim Committee of the Legislature will hear testimony about the appropriate balance between protecting children at risk in their homes and preserving families. The study is part of an important bill, House Bill … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Video: parental rights and the state

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Tweet Representative LaVar Christensen (R-Draper) is sponsoring a bill that would affirm parental rights and help prevent the state from unnecessarily removing children from their homes. Watch this video report to learn more about HB 161:

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Paved with good intentions: the Utah Supreme Court’s flawed analysis in Jensen v. Cunningham

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Tweet   On April 30, 2003, 12-year-old Parker Jensen was taken to a doctor to have a small growth under his tongue removed. A long nightmare for the Parker family had begun, culminating in a recent legal decision by the … Continue reading →

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