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  • Michigan Mother Jailed For Not Protecting Child From Abusive Boyfriend

    Jordan Henry, a mother accused of not stepping in to save her child from her abusive boyfriend, was sentenced to jail in the Monroe County Circuit Court recently. The 27-year-old Wyandotte woman appeared before Judge Michael A. Weipert, who scolded her for her role in her toddler’s death.   “Why do you vouch for someone…

  • CPS Takes Baby Found in Home With Dead Women

    Genesee County Children’s Protective Services (Michigan CPS workers) were called to the scene of a suspected double murder recently, where investigating police officers found two dead women and one unharmed baby.   The incident took place in Flint at about 9:30 in the evening on Tuesday, April 19th. Responding officers arrived at the Ridgecrest Village…

  • 2 CPS workers suspended in Jamarion Lawhorn case

    There has been considerable outcry and no small amount of finger pointing in the wake of the Jamarion Lawhorn case. Jamarion, who at 12-years-of-age is Kent County’s youngest defendant facing murder charges, was severely abused by his mother and stepfather. Both of whom blame each other for the abuse inflicted on their children.   But…

  • CPS Called After One Woman Dies in a Domestic Dispute

    Child Protective Services were called to a home recently where a child was discovered after a violent domestic dispute took place, that ultimately resulted in the death of both parents.   Authorities say that the incident took place just before 9 pm, at the Pheasant Ridge Apartment complex in Kentwood. Officers were dispatched to a…

  • CPS in Allegan County Accused of Screwing Up Again

    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” is an old Latin quote that means, “who watches the watchers?”, or more simply, “who guards the guards?”  And when it comes to Michigan’s Child Protective Agency, this couldn’t be a more poignant question. But the answer in this case is the Office of Children’s Ombudsman.   The Office of Children’s…

  • CPS – The Current Plight of Michigan’s Families

    A recent investigative journalism piece published by the Lansing State Journal did an admirable job of shedding light on the struggle that many families face when CPS becomes involved in their lives. The reasons for this are many and varied. Some of the most common ones are also the most confusing, and sometimes the most…

  • CPS Takes “Micro-Baby”, Cites Mom’s Apnea As Reason

    Ryker James LaRoy McEvers was born 14 weeks early, weighing only 1 pound, and is something of a miracle. He has survived stays in two different hospitals over a four month span where he underwent a number of different surgical procedures, including heart surgery, and was finally released on February 6th to go home with…

  • Will CPS Take Kids From Flint Families Without Water?

    A while back, during the earlier part of the media uproar surrounding the Flint water crisis, claims began to circulate on the internet. Claims that CPS was going to be taking children away from Flint parents because they had chosen not to pay for their poisonous, lead-loaded water, which they couldn’t safely use to begin…

  • Did CPS “Medically Kidnap” a 17-Year-Old From Her Mother?

    Rebecca Campos’ Christmas tree is still up. The gifts are still under the tree, waiting to be opened. And no, she’s not the wife of a soldier, waiting for her spouse to come back from war abroad so that they can celebrate together. She’s a mother, whose daughter was forcibly taken by CPS for a…

  • Is CPS Software Finally On The Mend?

    It may seem like a Sisyphean task to take on the monumental overhaul required to fix the DHHS’s defective software, and many would call it a classic example of throwing good money after bad. But they claim to have made some serious headway in recent months. So, at this point we can only wonder, is…