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New York
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.
Brooklyn Foster Agency Supervisor Charged With Faking Signatures on Adoption Papers
October 16, 2026
A former supervisor at an ACS-funded Brooklyn foster care nonprofit faces 37 felony counts for allegedly stamping an executive’s signature on adoption papers — some in adoptions already finalized.
Children Removed First. Due Process Later. NYC ACS Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Emergency Family Separations
June 3, 2026
A federal lawsuit alleges NYC ACS routinely removed children without prior court orders, bypassing due process and disproportionately impacting families of color.
NY Appeals Courts Rule ACS Illegally Put Parents Accused of Nothing Under Watch
March 22, 2025
A Brooklyn mother who shut out her abuser was put under ACS watch anyway. A New York appeals court said that was illegal, and two more rulings have since widened the limit on ACS.
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