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Family versus state in Kansas custody fight over twins
Tobi and Tori LaBarge, then 18 months old, were removed from their Clay Center home in 1995 after SRS alleged failure to thrive and health risks. The four-year case spanned court orders, investigations, and contested findings of abuse versus genetic short stature, with the family enduring bankruptcy and legal battles.
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Kan
Tobi
Tori
Emily LaBarge
Emily
Roger
Kansas
LaBarges
Roger LaBarge
Clay County
Gary Caldwell
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
John Garlinger
Savannah
Joanne Knox
Tobi LaBarge
Jimmie Browning
Clay County Medical Center
Terri Roth
Tianna
Garlinger
Department of
Clay Center
Earl Robinson
Manhattan
Topeka
Ron Hodgson
Ruth Browne
Christopher Rohrer
Wayne Moore
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Knox
Hodgson
Harlan Graham
Michael Grieving
Marysville
Rep
Phill Kline
House
Appropriations Committee
Kline
Bill Graves
House Appropriations Committee