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Article: Foster parents are left alone to fight lawsuits Lack of government support exposes vulnerable side of foster care
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 4, 1999
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Parents of three children who died in foster care have sued the
children's foster parents for negligence, leaving the foster parents
to fend for themselves in court with no help from the government.
The lawsuits were filed in federal court by parents and family
members of three Milwaukee County children who died in separate
foster homes in 1997 and 1998. The suits allege the foster parents
were negligent in their care and also name the county and officials
with the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.
At a time when the state is conducting a recruiting campaign, the
lawsuits expose the vulnerability of foster parents, many of whom
assume they are protected from such ...