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Three Adults Charged After 15 Children Found in 'Deplorable' Marietta Apartment

A DFCS welfare check that found severe overcrowding prompted criminal charges with child-welfare officials removing the children.

Mother Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Death of 5-Year-Old

Utah Child-Welfare Agency Asks Juvenile Court to Find Taylor Frankie Paul’s Children Abused or Neglected

Utah DCFS Asks Juvenile Court to Declare Taylor Frankie Paul’s Children Abused or Neglected

Michigan Parents Charged With Murder in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Who Weighed 255 Pounds

Judge Orders Pre-Trial Detention for French Couple After Two Young Boys Found Abandoned in Portugal

Brooklyn Mother Arraigned as Judge Orders Psychiatric Exam in Infant Duffel Bag Case

Utah Father Charged With Child Torture, Aggravated Abuse After Canyon Hike

Pontiac Mother Held Without Bond After Children Found Living in Squalor

Texas Mom and Boyfriend Arrested After Allegedly Moving Out and Leaving 12-Year-Old Behind

Michigan Mother Arrested After 3 Children Found Living Alone in Squalor for Years