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Death Of Logan Marr
Logan Lynn Marr (October 14, 1995 – January 31, 2001) was an American girl who died while in foster care. Marr's mother was Christy M. Baker a.k.a. Christy Marr, later known as Christy Reposa, and Christy Darling. She was a teenager at the time of Logan's first birthday. In 1996, Baker's mother, Kathy Baker, reported her daughter to Maine's Child Protective Services, managed by the Maine Department of Human Services, arguing that her daughter did not have the maturity to raise a child. CPS first took the girl away in August 1998, and she had three different foster families. Logan was taken in and out of CPS custody; DHS had asked Baker to stop associating with her mother and asked for any boyfriends of Baker to be cleared with the agency, but Baker found difficulty with these rules. She herself was never accused of directly abusing the child. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster Care
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family member approved by the state. The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home, or foster parent is compensated for expenses unless with a family member. In some states, relative or "Kinship" caregivers of children who are wards of the state are provided with a financial stipend. The state, via the family court and child protective services agency, stand ''in loco parentis'' to the minor, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the minor. Scholars and activists are concerned about the efficacy of the foster care services provided by NGOs. Specifically, this pertains to poor retention rates of social workers. Poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
