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Sep 29, 2026
A removal starts a 30-day clock. Who's watching it?
What federal law and Georgia policy promise relatives after a child is removed, what a family can do in the first 30 days, and what we still can't see.
Writing
What the law promises. What actually happens.
Analysis, research and field notes on foster care. Every number is sourced and dated.
Founding essay
Sep 29, 2026
Why we're called the Family Defense Institute
What fostering showed our founder about the system, what "defense" means here, and why building, research and law belong together.