Adoption News

Protecting Indiana's Children
Indianapolis Star, 2005-01-26
After two weeks on the job, James Payne has seen enough to know that Indiana must do better -- much better -- in not only preventing child abuse but also helping children caught in the state system.

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suit Against DCF In Death News4Jax.com, 2005-01-26
A judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against five Department of Children & Families employees accused of failing to monitor a foster home where a 17-month-old girl was drowned and her brother abused. In denying a motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger said the state child abuse workers "stuck their heads in the sand" when they put the siblings in the overcrowded Jacksonville foster home.

Guilt Widely Shared in Adoption Tragedy Indystar, 2005-01-25
The trial of Denise C. Moore, the caseworker who placed the 4-year-old boy and his twin sister with a couple who caused his death through neglect, brought home two convictions. Moore was found guilty of obstruction of justice for failing to report the couples' record of criminal violence prior to the placement.

Adoption, Reality Television Do Not Mix The Exponent, 2005-01-25
"Who’s Your Daddy?" The question alone has a derogatory connotation. But turn it into reality television and suddenly millions of people are tuning into this media mockery of adopted children looking for their birth parents. It’s a bit sick and truly offensive if you ask me.