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  • Choose Your Relationships Wisely, or CPS May Get Involved!

    Amie L. Messer, a mother from Monroe, Michigan, has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of Second Degree Child Abuse for allowing her boyfriend, Mark Osborn, to repeatedly abuse her young son. The boy, who was 5 years old at the time, sustained repeated, severe beatings that lacerated his intestines, broke his collarbone, and…

  • Legalizing Pot Doesn’t Mean You Can Give it to Your Kids!

    With the legalization of medical marijuana a few years ago in Michigan, and then the decriminalization of having small amounts of pot for personal use in numerous cities around the state, the use of marijuana has quickly become considerably more normalized. Add to that the fact that the November ballot will now include the option…

  • CPS Investigator Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor

    People whose jobs require that they hold others accountable for their actions, are rarely cut any slack when they themselves violate the law. Police officers who assault others, judges who abuse drugs and prosecutors who hire prostitutes are all viewed as being worse than the average violator when they screw up. So it comes as…

  • Unsecured Guns in Your Home Could Spell Disaster! (Pt. 2)

    Welcome back, and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm for this discussion about unsecured weapons in the home, and the terrible consequences that can bring. As we shared with you last time, there is a family in Flint right now whose decision to store loaded handguns in the same closet as the…

  • Unsecured Guns in Your Home Could Spell Disaster! (Pt. 1)

    There is hardly a season that goes by anymore without some very unfortunately news making the headlines about an injured child, and a gun that was left where they could get it. Whether it’s in a glovebox of the parent’s car, in a closet at home, or tucked under the bed where it’s available for…

  • Reunifying a Family is Hard Work, But it’s Worth it! (Part 2)

    Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for a look at the wonderful work done by Michigan’s Reunification Program. As we mentioned in the previous article, the program is recognized on a national level, and sets the standard for family reunification around the country. However just because what they do is life-changing for so many…

  • Reunifying a Family is Hard Work, But it’s Worth it! (Part 1)

    For all of the controversy and monstrous errors that have haunted Michigan’s CPS for decades, there is another side to that coin. A side that rarely gets talked about, and doesn’t often make the news. A side that strives to solve the problems faced by families who’ve been torn apart by CPS, and make right…

  • Does Being in Foster Care Mess up a Kids’ Future? (Pt. 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on the long-term effects of foster care on a child’s life. In the previous article in this two-part series, we looked at how hard being in foster care is on kids, and why they often struggle emotionally later in life. However, losing everything meaningful…

  • Does Being in Foster Care Mess up a Kids’ Future? (Pt. 1)

    For many kids, foster care isn’t optional. With parents in prison, or wrestling with major substance abuse issues that keep them from being able to parent children properly. In these cases, there is nothing to do but put a child in foster care and hope for the best outcome. But for many Michigan children, foster…

  • Pontiac Mom Accused of Intentionally Burning Baby With Hot Water

    When emergency responders first showed up at Carmen Ann Smith-Portee’s house, responding to a call about a burned baby, she told them the 1-year-old had climbed into the tub by himself. Shortly after that, when deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s department arrived at the scene, Smith-Portee told them the same story – that she…