State faces big increase in requests to take abused children from parents

State faces big increase in requests to take abused children from parents (access required)

By Gary Grado - gary.grado@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: December 3, 2012 at 9:32 am

A surge in the number of dependency cases is overwhelming juvenile courts around the state, straining the foster-care system and prompting agencies in the child-welfare system to ask for millions more dollars for the next fiscal year.

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