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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 17, 2008

Failing Our Children

Decisions that have lasting impact on a child's life are often made too quickly and with inadequate information, writes Justice Carlos R. Moreno. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Carlos R. Moreno
This article appears on Page 6

      In a single decision on a single day in April, a Texas district judge placed more than 440 children from a polygamous sect in foster care, a decision that was subsequently overturned.
      This was a highly unusual case to be sure, but it put a spotlight on a side of child welfare that the public rarely sees: the ro...

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