Martinez, et al., v. Georgia Division Of Family & Children Services

The complaint was filed on August 19, 2025, as a class action lawsuit by a parent with children in custody of the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS). The class includes indigent parents whose children were removed due to housing instability and for whom DFCS has billed the parents for child support, despite their inability to pay. The named plaintiff and the plaintiff class asked the court to force DFCS to cease child support enforcement if the parents are indigent and the enforcement demand would prevent or delay family reunification. The plaintiffs also seek to force DFCS to . . .