City Agency Abused Emergency Power to Separate Children from Their Parents, Lawsuit Alleges (opens in new tab)

Two parents and their children sued the Administration for Children Services in a federal class action lawsuit Thursday, alleging the agency “abused” its emergency powers to separate them without approval from family court. State law generally allows emergency removals in situations where the time spent seeking removal orders from a judge would endanger a child. […] The post appeared first on .