Theresa is eager to fight the agency in court, but she doesn't sense the same enthusiasm from her court-appointed lawyer. The stakes are high: If she wins her next hearing, the case is over and her kids come home. But some vague wording in an Ohio law threatens her efforts before she even enters the courtroom.

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Theresa Fogel moves with her four children to a small town in rural Ohio, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, unsubstantiated allegations of abuse prompt the local child welfare agency to take her children. As Theresa struggles to regain custody, she discovers what critics call the dark secret of child welfare: that your children can be taken for reasons the state may never have to prove, and getting them back is anything but guaranteed.