child services
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Colorado Supreme Court to review safeguards against interrogations by child welfare workers
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review two murder cases implicating a question the court has never answered: When a child welfare worker questions a suspect in custody, must they provide a Miranda warning first? At least three of the court’s seven members need to consent to hear a case on…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs reasonable independence for children into law
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Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation Wednesday to grant children reasonable independence by changing Colorado’s child abuse and neglect laws. Beginning in August, House Bill 1090 will update the laws to clarify that a child is not neglected when allowed to participate in reasonably independent and safe activities. Those include walking to and from school, playing…
