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  • How Can I Make Sure My Kids Live With Family After CPS Takes Them Away? (Pt. 1)

    If you know anything about CPS in Michigan, then you know that sometimes, when kids get taken away from their parents, they get put into foster care. However, in a number of cases, the foster homes those kids are placed into aren’t the homes of strangers, but rather the homes of a grandmother, or an…

  • Will I Lose my Kids if I Drive With Them After a Few Drinks?

    Picture this: You’re at a friend’s wedding with your family. Everyone’s having a great time, dressed to the nines and dancing. The food is delicious, the booze is flowing and everyone’s celebrating. All in all, the evening was wonderful, and when it’s time to head home you’re tired but happy. You load the kids into…

  • If it Takes a Village – Why Does CPS Expect The Poor to do it Alone?

    Raising kids is not for the faint of heart. It requires an enormous amount of energy, patience, compassion, humility and stickability. And even if you have all that in spades (which most people don’t) you’ll still need help. Someone to watch the kids when you go to work. Someone to help out when you’re sick…

  • Home Visit by CPS Judge Wasn’t Permissible Says Supreme Court!

      A recent case has made headlines in Michigan, after an Otsego County Family Court Judge chose to visit the home of a family involved in a termination of parental rights case. His reason for stopping by? To see for himself how the family was handling the situation, and whether or not the prosecution’s claims…

  • What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 4)

      Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for the wrap-up of this four part series on what to expect when CPS petitions the court to take your kids away. We’ve already discussed how the trial happens, and what to expect if the allegations against you are dismissed. Now we’d like to take a look…

  • What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 3)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the next installment of this discussion about what happens when CPS tries to take your kids away. As we’ve explained so far in parts 1 and 2 of this series, after CPS files the petition with the family court, there will be a hearing to determine if…

  • What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about what happens when CPS opens an investigation into your family, and decides that your children are at risk. As we mentioned in the previous article, once CPS opens an investigation into your family, if they decide your children are at risk they’ll file…

  • Do You Need a Lawyer to Help You Fight CPS in Michigan? (Pt 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion. As we mentioned in the previous article, choosing a good attorney is critical, but how do you know you’re getting a good attorney? All lawyers will tell you that they’re experts in their field, and that you’re making a big mistake if you don’t…

  • Do You Need a Lawyer to Help You Fight CPS in Michigan? (Pt 1)

    We’ve spent a lot of time discussing what families and parents should do when CPS shows up on their doorstep, or files a petition against you. (If you missed those articles, we recommend you take a moment to get caught up here.) But while we’ve provided lots of info on what to do and what…

  • “Gun-Toting Santa” Suing For Losing His job at CPS

    Facebook has long been associated with ruined relationships and lost jobs. Countless people have ended up in divorce court because of unfortunate pictures they (or someone else) posted on social media, and a startling number of people have jeopardized their careers because of how they chose to represent themselves online. And this story is no…