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  • CPS Says Baby Died in Car Seat While Mother Partied With Friends

    A young Wyoming mother has been arrested and charged for allegedly leaving her baby son to die in his car seat while she was out partying with friends. According to CPS, six-month-old Noah Johnson’s death was entirely preventable, if only his mother had checked on him and fed him during that window of time. But…

  • Michigan Bikers Raise Money To Fight Child Abuse

    Thanks to Hollywood, bikers tend to be associated with drug crimes, prostitution rings and violent parties. Although this may be true in some cases, the reality is that not all bikers are scary guys with huge beards, a total disregard for the law, and even bigger tempers. Many bikers are nothing more than law-abiding citizens…

  • Police Body Cameras: How Do They Affect Falsely Accused Parents? 3

    Thanks for joining us for our very last article in this three part series, where we’ve been looking at the issue of body cameras on police officers, and the effect this could have on falsely accused parents. If you’re only joining us now, we recommend that you spend a moment catching up. If, however, you’ve…

  • Police Body Cameras: How Do They Affect Falsely Accused Parents? 2

    Welcome back, and thanks for joining us as we unpack this somewhat controversial subject. In our previous article we talked about the introduction of body cameras for certain Michigan police departments, and the ensuing privacy issues that have come up ever since. Moving on we’re going to be talking about how Michigan hopes to solve…

  • Police Body Cameras: How Do They Affect Falsely Accused Parents? 1

    Body cameras on police officers is something that our Firm has written about a number of times in the past. In 2015, both Detroit and Bay City equipped their officers with body cameras by the end of the year. Lansing has since followed suit. And they certainly weren’t the first departments to do so. In…

  • Free Range Parenting in a Police State: Is It Really Possible?

    ‘Free range’ tends to be a term people associate with chickens, rather than parents. Yet free range parenting is a growing movement across the US, gaining momentum and media attention with each passing day. But what is it? And can it thrive in our current “parental lock-down” climate? Free range parenting harkens back to the…

  • The Carrot or The Stick: Punishing Parents With Foster Care

    A recent article in the New York Times addressed the issue of how foster care is being used to punish parents for being poor and having few resources. The story tracks the experience of Maisha Joefield, a Brooklyn mother whose 5-year-old daughter was removed by CPS after the little girl had got out of bed…

  • The Child’s Best Interests…Or The State’s?

    The law specifies that all decisions made regarding children must take into account what the best interests of the child are in that particular situation. This means everything from a custody agreement in a divorce case, to a termination of parental rights petition. Every decision made by the court must be made in the best…

  • Inkster Father’s Life “Ruined” By CSC and Murder Charges

    22-year-old James Lee Saltmarshall was a young father whose life, while it had normal ups and downs, was pretty average. Until April 20th, when he woke up beside his 8-month-old daughter in a motel in Inkster and discovered she wasn’t breathing. Suddenly everything changed. And that was only the beginning. He performed CPS on Janiyah…

  • Emotional / Psychological Neglect in Michigan: Your Questions Answered

    The word ‘neglect’ tends to conjure up images of malnourished children with uncombed hair and ill-fitting clothes, running around unsupervised in the street. It’s an image that certainly tugs at the heartstrings of any loving parent. However, while this type of neglect, which is categorized as physical neglect, is very prevalent, it isn’t the only…