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New York City Administration for Children’s Services

2/21/2024

New York City Class-Action Lawsuit Defends Parents’ Rights in CPS Home Visits — A Rare Constitutional Challenge

A unique lawsuit filed against the city this week focuses on the right of parents to protection from unlawful searches by CPS workers.

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

12/14/2023

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

In a New York appeals court, a Brooklyn mother and her lawyers are challenging CPS supervision of her home after she was physically abused.

New York High Court Favors Out-of-State Parents Seeking Custody of Foster Children

10/26/2022

New York High Court Favors Out-of-State Parents Seeking Custody of Foster Children

This week, the New York’s highest court struck down regulatory hurdles that kept foster youth separated from out-of-state parents.

Pennsylvania Parents Sue State Over “Unconstitutional” Child Abuse Registry

5/19/2022

‘Weaponizing’ Calls to CPS Hotline: New York Legislation Would Deter False Reports

New York lawmakers are deciding whether to pass legislation that would reduce false allegations made to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

New York Lawmakers Clash with State Courts over New Congregate Care Rule

9/29/2021

New York Lawmakers Clash with State Courts over New Congregate Care Rule

Nearly fifty New York state lawmakers have expressed legal, policy and fiscal concerns with a new court rule increasing oversight of group homes for foster children.

10/28/2019

NYC’s ‘Home Away from Home’ as a Roadmap to Recruit Foster Parents Across the Country

It takes a special type of person to step forward to be a foster parent. There’s no greater responsibility than caring for children who have been placed in foster care after experiencing abuse or neglect in their homes.