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  • Nurses To Replace CPS Workers For Home Visits in Kent County? (Part 1)

    Target 8 investigations have raised awareness on a number of previous occasions when it comes to Michigan’s babies and CPS issues. In fact, we’ve shared some of their discoveries with you in the past. They are often heartbreaking topics, and reveal some of the ways in which our state struggles to meet the needs of…

  • Lansing Parents Choose Physical Discipline Over Custody of Their Children

      A Lansing couple is facing serious criminal charges after they chose not to seek advised medical help for their newborn daughter, resulting in her death. This led to CPS stepping in and removing the couple’s other children, which they could have had back by now, if it weren’t for the fact that they allegedly…

  • New Pilot Program Aims to Reunify Families Quickly in Kent County

      WE have great news! Kent County has created an incentive program aimed at CPS, with the goal of making it more worthwhile to quickly reunify children with their parents. Yes, you read that right! The West Michigan Partnership for Children is providing the child welfare system in Kent County with financial incentives to ensure…

  • Michigan Appeals Court Overturns Child Abuse Conviction

    When 11-month-old Trinity Murphy found a 60 mg morphine pill that was intended for her now-deceased grandmother, she did what every other normal baby would – she put it in her mouth and ate it. Tragically, her little body could not process opioids in that quantity, and she died of an overdose. Heartbroken as her…

  • CPS Petitions to Remove Baby From Dad High on Meth

    In a strange and rather heartbreaking case, CPS has petitioned to remove a baby from the care of her father, who the agency says is unfit and unable to care for her. The case has made national headlines, and has resulted in criminal charges for both the baby’s parents. The story starts on September 25th…

  • Court Appointed Attorneys in Michigan CPS Cases (Part 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on court appointed attorneys in CPS cases. In our previous article we looked at some of the frightening realities that many people don’t realize about having a defense attorney assigned by the court. We also shared some information from an investigative article published in…

  • Court Appointed Attorneys in Michigan CPS Cases (Part 1)

    You’ve heard it a thousand times before on TV shows and in movies when cops Mirandize a suspect… “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.” But what isn’t included in that overview of a defendant’s right to counsel, is the truth about many court appointed attorneys. Like it or not,…

  • Can Your Music Tastes Affect How CPS Sees You?

    What does the term “juggalo” mean to you? Perhaps nothing, and you’re about to Google it to figure out what we’re talking about. Don’t bother – we’ll get to that in a moment. But first, for those of you who do know what a juggalo is (or think you know what it is) stop and…

  • Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 2)

    Welcome back! In our previous article we started talking about what a person could expect after someone has made allegations of child abuse against them. We started with the very first step – the investigation, and got all the way up to the part where the state takes temporary jurisdiction of their child or children.…

  • Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 1)

    Someone has accused you, or someone you love, of abusing a child. You are absolutely stunned. Horrified. Heart-broken. You have no idea what to do, or what happen next. We can help you with both of those concerns. As to what you should do next, the answer is call us immediately at 866 766 5245…