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  • Mom Facing Charges After Children Were Left Alone at Home

    Sara Maria King, a 25-year-old resident of Detroit, has been charged with leaving her two young daughters alone and unsupervised at home. The two girls, aged 6 years and 8 months, were discovered by a neighbor, standing on the home’s front porch on Tyler Street at about 2:30 in the afternoon, shouting for help. According…

  • Mandatory Reporting: A Teacher’s Nightmare!

    A recent news article, while it isn’t an incident that is taking place in Michigan, perfectly illustrated something that could easily happen anywhere in the U.S. A teacher from Columbia County in Georgia has been arrested and accused of failing to report suspected child abuse to the proper authorities. In this particular case the teacher…

  • Father Who Kidnapped Daughter Was Losing Parental Rights

    News in Michigan, like news just about anywhere else in the United States, has been very centered on our turbulent political situation. However, while the President and protesters have dominated our media, a lot of other events have been taking place here in the Mitten state that are equally relevant. In particular, the attempted parental…

  • Michigan Lawmakers to Remove Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse?

    In Michigan right now, Murder, Solicitation to Commit Murder, Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First degree, and violations of Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act are all crimes that have no statute of limitations. This means that if someone is discovered to have committed any of these specific crimes, 10, 30, or even 60 years ago, they can…

  • Child Endangerment in Michigan: What You Need To Know

    When someone has a few too many drinks and gets behind the wheel, they are likely to face drunk driving charges. However, if they have a few too many drinks and get behind the wheel of a car with a child in it, drunk driving charges are going to be the least of their concerns.…

  • CPS Petitions in Michigan: What You Need To Know 3

    In the previous installment in this series on CPS petitions, we looked at everything in the process that leads up to the trial. Moving forward, we are going to look at exactly what is involved in an abuse or neglect trial in family court. If you are only joining us now, we recommend that you…

  • CPS Petitions in Michigan: What You Need To Know 2

    In the previous installment in this series on Michigan’s Central Registry, also known as the Abuse and Neglect Registry, we have been discussing the court process for parents who are accused of abuse or neglect. Previously we looked at the first steps in the process, where the Judge may choose to conduct a preliminary inquiry,…

  • CPS Petitions in Michigan: What You Need To Know 1

    Having just wrapped up a lengthy series on the Michigan Central Registry, which is a subject of ongoing debate with people who believe very strongly on both sides of the fence, the next logical stop would be CPS petitions. So moving forward we will be looking at what the court process entails for families involved in CPS…

  • Michigan’s Central Registry: What You Need To Know 5

    Thank you for joining us once again in this somewhat controversial discussion about the Michigan Central Registry. If you are just joining us, you may find it helps to read the previous articles in this series. However, if you’ve been with us from the start, you’ll know that what the central registry is, what information…

  • Michigan’s Central Registry: What You Need To Know 4

    Thanks for joining us again as we unpack the controversial topic of the Michigan Central Registry. If you have just stumbled on this series, you may find it more informative to go back and read the few articles before this. If you’ve been with us from the start, you’ll know that we’ve discussed what the…