Effective Jan. 1, Georgia passed new child support laws that do away with the old formula for calculating support amounts.

Georgia DFCS director explains agency's $85 million budget deficit and defends cost-containment measures saying they are ...

In two public hearings concluding Friday, the head of Georgia’s child welfare agency blamed court-mandated services and community providers for ballooning costs,  but assured state lawmakers that ...

Georgia’s foster care system is under mounting pressure as state lawmakers question whether a major funding shortfall could ...

Rylee Willis, 21, was charged with child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

An Alabama father fatally shot himself as police closed in on him following a police chase that began in Opelika and ended in Georgia, according to Opelika police. The man’s child was in the vehicle ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all federal child care payments to Minnesota following allegations of fraud. The move followed a viral video that claimed ...

What Minnesota’s child care funding freeze could mean for Georgia families. Opinion: The American empire has entered its final act An all-time classic Ole Miss-Georgia Sugar Bowl ended in the most ...

The $50 million gift is expected to strengthen and expand its health coverage, including creating a new pediatric cardiac ...

A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head on Christmas morning in Walker County. Authorities say the child survived emergency surgery and remains in critical condition. Investigators are working to ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Georgia Department of Corrections guard is facing charges after police say he falsely imprisoned four Department of Family and Child Services employees last Thursday because he ...

According to the Warner Robins Police, a prison guard was upset over his child support payments. Then, they say he falsely imprisoned DFCS employees FEMA denies aid to Arizona counties after ...