…children who were supposed to be in the state’s care. When removed with a CVA, children did not receive services and at times were separated from parents for years at…
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![The Cherokee County Department of Social Services building in Murphy, N.C. on May 18, 2020. After an SBI investigation, A grand jury indicted several former DSS officials on Monday.[Frank Taylor/The Carolina Public Press]](https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cherokeedss.jpg?resize=1172%2C879&ssl=1)
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Federal judge upholds big verdict against Cherokee County over child removal
…Agreement, or CVA. “It was shocking,” she testified. She said she asked all of the lawyers in the room to convene in a jury room to discuss the document. Among…
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Insurer’s lawsuit against Cherokee County moved to Cherokee County
…of millions of dollars related to more than a dozen cases where Cherokee County DSS workers used CVAs to pressure parents into relinquishing custody of their children. Commissioner Gary Westmoreland…
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Molly’s story: Woman illegally removed from her family as a child looks back
…of the department as the use of CVAs and other documents to separate parents and children expanded. “I didn’t want to make her feel bad,” Cordell said. “I know that…
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NC woman wins $4 million settlement over illegal removal from her family
…a 2018 court hearing, that he got a copy of a CVA during a continuing legal education course in 2007 or 2010 — or “perhaps earlier.” The CVA was drafted…