Category: Child Endangerment

  • Involving Your Kids in Criminal Activity Might Cost You Your Parenting Rights in Michigan!

    The idea of involving your children in criminal activity might sound strange to many parents, but believe it or not it happens. And some parents don’t even realize that what they’re doing is wrong, and could cost them their families! Teaching a child to slip a pair of earrings you can’t afford into their underwear…

  • Running From The Cops With Your Kids in The Car is a Bad Idea!

    A deputy from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department noticed a vehicle driving with a broken headlight near Three Rivers. ‘Fix it’ tickets are pretty routine, and the officer tried to pull the car over to let the driver know they had a headlight out. But the driver had other ideas. Instead of stopping, the…

  • Will I Lose my Kids if I Drive With Them After a Few Drinks?

    Picture this: You’re at a friend’s wedding with your family. Everyone’s having a great time, dressed to the nines and dancing. The food is delicious, the booze is flowing and everyone’s celebrating. All in all, the evening was wonderful, and when it’s time to head home you’re tired but happy. You load the kids into…

  • Giving Birth to an Unwanted Baby? There Are Ways to Avoid CPS! (Part 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us. In the previous post we talked about the reasons for Michigan’s Safe Haven law, and how it benefits everyone involved. In this post we’d like to share with you info about what’s involved in surrendering a newborn safely to the authorities. For new moms, the idea of just…

  • All I Want For Christmas is… a Visit From CPS?

    For some folks, the Christmas season means decorating the tree, getting together with family, and exchanging gifts with loved ones. Or at least, that’s what they hope it means. But reality is often nothing like our expectations. So for some people, this holiday season will mean unplanned interactions with CPS workers. And for an unlucky…

  • 3-Year-Old Left in Car During Black Friday Shopping Spree

    Black Friday. That one chaotic day when everyone seems to put their scruples and logic on the back burner in order to score the best deals. The day when otherwise rational human beings get into bloody fist fights over TVs, toys and shoes. Sometimes called the most dangerous shopping day of the year, Black Friday…

  • 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.…

  • Michigan Woman Abandons Toddler in Car, Found 10 Miles Away

    The story is confusing, and heartbreaking. A Michigan woman left a toddler alone in a car in Atlanta, Georgia, and wandered away. She was found, ten miles away, with no memory of what happened, or where she had been. Now, in the wake of these strange and confounding circumstances, the mother is facing criminal charges.…

  • Rescued Baby Forgotten By Dad in Hot Car

    A young father may be faced with charges for having forgotten his baby daughter in the car on a hot day in Jackson, Michigan. The incident took place at about 4 pm on August 9th, which is about 1 hour after the hottest time of day according to the farmer’s almanac. The father, a 21-year-old,…

  • Burton Mother Suspected of Child Endangerment DUI

    The term ‘child endangerment’ is somewhat self explanatory – it refers to a situation or a specific act that endangers a child’s well being. Under Michigan law “child endangerment” is almost exclusively used in reference of a person putting a child in danger by driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol with a child in…