Florida's troubled foster care system has been under attack from child advocates and legislators for years. Now, for the first time, it is going to have to defend itself before a jury. The state will be on trial next month in a Miami lawsuit brought on behalf of two foster children who their lawyer says were cast adrift and were neglected and abused in foster care. The suit comes at a time when momentum is building for reshaping the foster care system, which oversees 10,000 Florida children.
July 27, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Florida’s troubled foster care system has been under attack from childadvocates and legislators for years. Now, for the first time, it isgoing to have to defend itself before a jury.
The state will be on trial next month in a Miami lawsuit brought onbehalf of two foster children who their lawyer says were cast adriftand were neglected and abused in foster care.
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