Judge Rules: Catholic Charities Will Continue to Receive Children for Adoption/Foster Care Services
The Charities' emergency motion presented today sought to clarify that the status quo under the preliminary injunction included the continuation of new referrals
CHICAGO, - Today, in response to an emergency motion brought by attorneys for Catholic Charities, attorneys for the State of Illinois, Office of the Attorney General, announced in court that the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) would reverse course and resume the referral of new foster care cases to the Charities. After Catholic Charities won a preliminary injunction last week, DCFS responded by ceasing referrals of children in need of foster care and adoption services to the Charities. The Charities' emergency motion presented today sought to clarify that the status quo under the preliminary injunction included the continuation of new referrals. A copy of the emergency filing is here.