The state Department of Children & Families is tracking parents referred to treatment programs in Palm Beach County to see if their families actually attend. ...more

February 10, 2009

The father of three children who have names associated with Nazis is accusing the state Division of Youth and Family Services of taking his children under false pretenses and says one of the kids appeared neglected when he saw them last week. ...more

January 31, 2009

Cries for help inside a house in New Jersey turned out to be nothing but a talkative cockatoo. ...more

September 5, 2008

The state is trying to handle a growing number of calls to an abuse hot line with fewer people, potentially leaving some of the most vulnerable children in Florida at risk. ...more

July 14, 2008

Two former child welfare workers were arrested Thursday and accused of lying in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Two former child welfare workers were arrested today on charges they lied in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents, officials said. ...more

May 22, 2008

Florida's child welfare workers soon will be carrying handheld GPS devices, similar to those UPS uses to track packages, to electronically update case information during home visits and show they were made. ...more

February 22, 2008

A woman faces as long as 20 years in prison for keeping her 17-year-old adopted son caged in her Jacksonville home. ...more

February 9, 2008

JACKSONVILLE - A woman faces up to 20 years in prison for keeping her 17-year-old adopted son caged in her Jacksonville home. ...more

February 8, 2008

At the tender age of 22, Ashley Rhodes-Courter is living a pretty fantastic life. She's attractive, well-spoken and college-educated, with doting parents and a newly published memoir that's generating national buzz. ...more

February 4, 2008