Moore County pays NC family to settle wrongful institutionalization lawsuit

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 586

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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A Moore County family has won a settlement from the county over allegations that the social services department would not return custody of children with disabilities to their mother after she received cancer treatment.

Rumina Slazas’ two children were kept in institutions after her 2022 cancer treatment, even though she was able to take care of them, her 2024 federal lawsuit said. She was in remission for almost a year while the county kept …

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