A Manhasset mom whose daughter was killed by her father during a court-sanctioned visit is seeking changes in the court system to better protect children whose parents are in custody battles and divorce proceedings.
Suffolk County has raised its starting pay for Child Protective Service workers and reduced the number of cases they handle in an effort to improve the department, but there is still progress to be made, the county's head of social services said.
The former girlfriend of the father of an 8-year-old boy who died after being forced to live in the garage of a New York home amid freezing temperatures has been convicted of murder after a jury trial.On Friday afternoon, March 10, a jury …