Lifestyle / Adoption / Substantiated: An investigation disposition concluding that the allegation of maltreatment or risk of maltreatment was supported or founded by state law or state policy. A CPS determination means that credible evidence exists that child abuse or neglect has occurred.
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Lifestyle / Adoption / Unsubstantiated: An investigation disposition that determines that there is not sufficient evidence under State law or policy to conclude that the child has been maltreated or at risk of maltreatment. A CPS determinat MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Central Registry: A centralized database containing information on all substantiated/founded reports of child maltreatment in a selected area (typically a State). MORE