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    Your Paper Trail Can Save or Torpedo Your Defense

    ByDebbie Ausburn August 6, 2026July 29, 2026

    Some makes a claim about a staff member or volunteer, and your lawyer tells you to start pulling all your records.  You think, “We have records on this person somewhere.” That’s usually true. The problem is that “somewhere” can mean three different systems, two email inboxes, and a filing cabinet nobody has opened in years. When…

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    Child Protection | Internal Investigations | Mandated Reporting | Safety Culture

    Your Incident Report Is a Legal Document: Write It Like One

    ByDebbie Ausburn June 23, 2026June 19, 2026

    Every incident report your organization files is a legal document, not potentially, not only if something goes wrong, but a legal document from the moment someone signs it. After three decades of advising youth-serving organizations through litigation, licensing investigations, and regulatory audits, I have seen more cases turn on the quality of an incident report…

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