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Maine
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.

Maine Mother Ordered to Take Drug Tests to Get Kids Back Says Collector Assaulted Her
October 14, 2026
A Hancock County mother was taking court-ordered drug tests to get her children back from state custody. Police say the man watching her sample assaulted her. Maine DHHS says oversight isn’t its job.
From Trespass to Truth: How Maine DHHS, OCFS, and York County Officials Retaliated Against a Disabled Veteran Fighting to See His Children
November 15, 2025
Maine DHHS Retaliation Exposed — The Story of Ryan Michaels, a Disabled Veteran Silenced by Sanford DHHS, Biddeford DHHS, and York County OCFS On December 3,





