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“Faith-based Healing” Parents Defend Their Choices in Court
This case has been controversial from day one. It has brought on all sorts of arguments, from issues of religious freedom, to parenting rights, medical neglect, and child abuse. And what’s interesting is that all sides have made some valid points. But what remains an indisputable fact, regardless of anyone’s perspectives and beliefs, is that…
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Should Michigan CPS Replace Their Flawed Multi-million Dollar Software? (Pt 2)
Hey there, thanks for joining us for this look at the serious issue faced by Michigan CPS right now – what to do about their terrible software. As we mentioned in the previous article, the federal court required Kurt Heisler, an independent consultant, to do a complete analysis and figure out what was wrong with…
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Should Michigan CPS Replace Their Flawed Multi-million Dollar Software? (Pt 1)
When people say “that’s the million dollar question” they probably aren’t referencing to whether or not Michigan CPS should replace their deeply flawed software system, but they could be! After all, it is the issue that CPS is grappling with right now under the supervision of the federal court, and the software in question certainly…
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Should You Use a Court Appointed Attorney in a CPS Case? (Pt 2)
Welcome back. We’re glad you joined us again for this discussion on why a court appointed attorney isn’t the right choice when fighting CPS. As we mentioned in the previous post, when you’re right to parent your kids is being called into question, you need to go in guns blazing. (And they need to be…
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Should You Use a Court Appointed Attorney in a CPS Case? (Pt 1)
Let’s start this article out with a nugget of truth, shall we? We understand that being able to choose your own attorney is a privilege, and not everyone can afford that option. But something else we understand, is that when you don’t hire a defense attorney and just take whatever the court gives you, you…
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Once Your Kids Are in Foster Care, Getting Them Back Can be Extremely Difficult!
When CPS takes your children away and places them in another home (whether it’s with strangers in a foster home, or with relatives of yours) you immediately become engaged in a battle where time is NOT on your side. And we don’t mean that from a legal standpoint, we mean as a parent. Once your…
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Why is Michigan CPS Trying to Take my Kids Away From me?
We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog talking about what to do when CPS workers show up on your doorstep, or how to handle it when someone accuses you of child abuse. But one of the subjects we haven’t covered in as much detail, is why CPS would want to take your kids…
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New Governor, New DHHS Director, But Can CPS be Fixed?
CPS in Michigan has a loooooong history of screwing up, not meeting goals, and falling short of the mark. And of this sounds like us trash talking an “enemy”, it isn’t – we’re simply stating the facts as CPS themselves have observed. Over the years there seems to have been an endless string of scandals,…
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CPS FYI: Facts about CPS That Every Michigan Parent Needs to Know (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. If you’re just finding this article now for the first time, it means you missed the intro and we recommend you spend a couple of minutes getting caught up here. And now that we’re all on the same page, let’s pick up where we left off, after talking…
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CPS FYI: Facts about CPS That Every Michigan Parent Needs to Know (Pt 1)
Some people (usually the parents and caregivers who’ve had the misfortune to tangle with a CPS worker) know a lot about how CPS works. But a surprising number of folks know almost nothing about the agency and how they operate. It might seem strange at first, to consider the idea that there are parents out…
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