Unapproved contact with parent(s)

Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to support a finding of neglect because 1) the department had no evidence to confirm that the mother was actively abusing substances at the time 2) the department did not consider statements obtained from the child regarding her parents and their drug use…

Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to find neglect where Appellant had obtained custody of the child, her granddaughter, through a temporary probate court order and was later informed by the child’s mother that the child could return to the mother’s residence. Appellant informed her DCF…

Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to deny the Appellant's kinship foster care license. In reaching the decision that the Appellant failed to meet licensing standards, the Department relied on statements from one of the four children in the Appellant'a care (J) as well as statements from…

DCF did not have reasonable cause to revoke the Appellant's license to be a foster parent. The Department made the decision to revoke the Appellant's foster care license following a supported 51B report for neglect against the Appellant after the Appellant left the child in question, the Appellant's…

Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to remove the subject child from the Appellants' unrestricted foster home where one Appellant (Mrs. G) 1) breached the confidentiality of the two foster children in her care by using social media to show images and videos of the children and 2) used social media…

Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to deny Appellant’s application to become a licensed kinship, child-specific family resource when: (1) Appellant allowed non-approved individuals to care for the child in Appellant’s absence, including the child’s mother, who has a history of substance abuse, as…

Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to support a finding of neglect against the Appellant guardian where: (1) the children's mother and her ex-boyfriend had a previously supported 51A report due to a history of domestic violence and substance abuse, and as a result were not allowed to be alone with…