Trafficked by the State: The Federal Law That Pays to Take Children

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Trafficked by the State: The Federal Law That Pays to Take Children - Families vs. DHR

Title IV-E was written to protect children but it’s now the engine behind a state-run system that profits from tearing families apart. This article exposes how federal funding and adoption incentives created a child welfare industry fueled by removal, not reunification. This is not just...

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A Law Signed with One Hand and Weaponized with the Other​

Title IV-E was enacted in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter as part of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act. On its surface, the law was intended to create stability for children removed from unsafe homes. It aimed to ensure permanency, accountability, and protection for vulnerable children.

But over time, the law morphed into a federally reimbursed removal machine.

Under Title IV-E, the federal government pays states to help cover the costs of:

• Foster care maintenance
• Caseworker administrative costs
• Training of staff and foster parents
• Adoption subsidies
• Legal expenses for removing children

Here’s the catch: states can only claim Title IV-E reimbursement once the child is removed from the home.

Hard to believe such a thing even exists. But here we are.
Oh, and then there is this! Screwing men out of child support so the state profits.

https://www.ncsea.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quick-Facts-Child-Support-Program-Funding.pdf