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  • A New Push to Hold CPS Accountable in Michigan

    One of the greatest complaints that has followed CPS through their history here in Michigan, is their lack of accountability. They seem to operate without oversight, and in many cases, without consequences. Which means that families are torn apart, children are placed in dangerous homes, or left in dangerous situations, and CPS workers are not…

  • CPS Investigating Dog Bite That Left Infant Dead

    A tragic situation has left a 3-week-old infant dead, and a family under investigation by CPS and the Grand Rapids Police Department. According to police records, Susannah Jean Murray was bitten by a dog while left unattended by family members. Officers say this kind of devastating tragedy is avoidable, as children should never be left…

  • $410,000 Raised to Help Fight Child Abuse in Michigan

    Sometimes preventing child abuse means getting involved in a difficult situation with a student at school. Or with your neighbors. Sometimes it means making a report to police, which can be difficult because you run the risk of having misunderstood what really happened. So now you’ve put a potentially innocent family right under the laser…

  • FGM Case Update: What’s Next For The Families Involved?

    If you read our blog with any regularity then you have probably heard about the female genital mutilation case that has caused such an uproar recently. Although in truth, you don’t have to follow our blog to have heard about it. There isn’t a newspaper or media source in Michigan that hasn’t covered the issue…

  • CPS Workers Say Work Documents Were Falsified To Fake Compliance

    This incredible story has hit the media like a tsunami in the last few days, and people are responding with understandable outrage. We agree. If this is true, then it is indeed terrible. However, what ‘s surprising to us is not that it happened, but rather that no one seemed to suspect this before now.…

  • Police Chief Says 4-Year-Old’s Death Wasn’t An Accident

    4-year-old Ivy Yurkus was rushed to the hospital, where she lived for a few hours with severe stomach pains, before passing away. In the wake of her death, investigators have looked into her condition and her injuries, and determined that she was most likely the victim of child abuse. The Roseville Police Chief, James Berlin,…

  • CPS to Terminate Parental Rights in Female Genital Mutilation Cases?

    If you are regular reader of our blog, or pretty much any news media in the state, then you’re already aware of the Michigan-based female genital mutilation cases that have caused uproar of late. The result, besides a good deal of media coverage, has been for local legislators to draft hurried bills outlawing the practice,…

  • 5 Adults Charged After Child is Burned in ‘Deplorable’ Home

    A tragic accident involving a 4-year-old boy and a butane torch has turned into criminal charged for his parents, evictions for five people, and CPS involvement. The events that led to this sad outcome began over a month ago, with a little boy playing with something he found in his messy house… According to police…

  • Female Genital Mutilation To Be Outlawed in Michigan?

    The issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been raging through the media like wildfire over the last few weeks. Ever since three people in Michigan, two of whom are doctors, have been charged with performing this illegal procedure on minors here in the Mitten state, it has been the topic of choice for news…

  • Calhoun County Dad Leaves Baby in Car While Visiting Strip Club

    A Calhoun County father has been arrested for allegedly leaving his young child in the car while he spent time visiting a Battle Creek area strip club. He is now facing charges, although he claims it isn’t what it looks like. According to police records, three men at the club stepped outside to have a…