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  • Toxic Co-Parenting and CPS: What You Need To Know

    A toxic co-parent, by definition, is a former spouse who attempts to turn the thoughts and feelings of their children against the other parent. Tools like bad-mouthing, blaming, and other forms of manipulation are used to achieve this terrible result and, if successful, can have catastrophic results that can ruin relationships for life. This is…

  • Detroit Mother Charged For Newborn Infant’s Death

    We have very little information about this particular case, in part because the events are so recent and still under investigation, but we do know that a Detroit mother is facing very serious charges. She is accused of causing the death of her newborn baby. How this will impact her other children, and the extent…

  • Maternal Death Reporting Is Now Mandatory in Michigan?

    For so long we have been focused on saving the lives of babies, that it seems we’ve allowed their most important life source to slip out of our fingers – their mothers. Maternal death rates are rising in Michigan, which is both sad and surprising, given that they are decreasing on a global scale. So…

  • Hope Not Handcuffs: Help for Addicted Parents Before CPS Gets Involved

    In late January of this year, a new program was launched in Macomb County that hopes to make a difference to those who are struggling with opiate addiction. Hope not Handcuffs allows a person battling addiction to walk into a police station and ask for help without fear of reprisal. In other words, you can…

  • Rescued Dog Rescues Child – CPS Investigates The Family

    In a classic case of paying it forward, a rescued dog helps to rescue a child who was in danger of losing her life to exposure. However, this happy story doesn’t have a totally happy ending, depending on who you are, and where you stand on the issue of CPS involvement. Peanut, a medium sized…

  • Missing and Endangered Michigan Teen Found in Iowa

    If you have access to social media, then chances are you saw the recent posts about a missing and endangered Michigan teenager who was being searched for by the Michigan State Police. Law enforcement has located her in Iowa, although the story that led to her disappearance and rediscovery is an interesting one. MSP issued…

  • What You Need to Know About Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

    Munchhausen by proxy. For those who have heard of this disorder, and are familiar with what it entails, just the words can dredge up feelings of horror and fear. This is primarily because it is a disorder that, while quite rare, has been popularized via sensationalist novels, movies and tv shows for many years now.…

  • Drowned Baby in Kalamazoo Results in CPS Investigation

    24-year-old Jennifer Ruth Spicer, a Kalamazoo mother, is accused of being negligent with her infant during bath time, which resulted in the child’s death. Spicer is being charged with both child abuse and manslaughter. According to police reports, officers were dispatched to Spicer’s home on Phelps avenue in Kalamazoo in response to a 911 call…

  • CPS Relative Placement – What Are The Facts?

    Relative Placement refers to when Child Protective Services removes a child or children from their parent’s care, and places them into the care of relatives. Michigan law requires that the courts and CPS give serious consideration to any and all viable relative placement options. This is because relative placement is almost always preferred to traditional…

  • Detroiters Helping Each Other – Working To Negate CPS in Detroit

    Although the business districts in Detroit have seen a great deal of growth and resurgence in recent years, very little of that new wealth has trickled down to the poorest neighborhoods. However, while this means thousands of people are living in stark poverty, a new underground economy has sprung up to meet these needs, and…