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Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Former Foster Children Win $7 Million Settlement After Allegations of Abuse
The abuse is said to have happened when plaintiffs lived in a home dubbed the “house of horrors” at various times from the late 1990s to 2004.
Catholic Couple Barred From Being Foster Parents Due to Religious Beliefs, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit was filed on Aug. 8 in a federal court in Boston against Massachusetts state officials, accusing them of denying a married Catholic couple a license to serve as foster parents because of the couple’s religious beliefs concerning marriage, sexuality, and gender.
