Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's ...

Maria Mossaides is leaving the Office of the Child Advocate in January, and a debate has flared over what degree of toughness ...

A Vermont judge is allowing claims to move forward against three defendants, including the Department of Children and ...

Stakeholders in family law and its impact on children raise concerns in the wake of a report criticizing DCF's role ...

The emergency amendment comes after DCF's federal regulator, the Administration for Children and Families, announced an ...

The ACLU of Vermont's case challenges the surveillance of pregnant women by the Vermont Department for Children and Families.

Vermont Business Magazine A Vermont judge on December 17, 2025, ruled on the defendants’ motions to dismiss in A.V. v. Vermont Dept. for Children and Families, Copley Hospital, and Lund, allowing ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A recent state audit found that the Department of Children and Families (DCF) failed to update records of mental health services and human trafficking prevention measures for those in ...

The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is continuing their annual tradition by taking part in the Department of Children ...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families had a lengthy history of involvement with the family of A'zella Ortiz ...

DCF wants to place more children in ‘kinship care’ — with a relative or other close family connection. But doing so has been ...