Category: Child Welfare System
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How CPS Plans to Fix Everything That’s Wrong at The Agency
If you follow our blog (or read the news) then you know that CPS is in trouble. A recent audit revealed that mismanagement, errors and poor case outcomes are not occasional issues, but daily norms at CPS. Hundreds of investigations not handled. Thousands of children left in seriously abusive situations, or pulled from loving families…
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Does Losing Your Water Mean Losing Your Kids As Well?
The University of Michigan recently conducted a study that looked at, among other things, the cost of living in Detroit. One of the issues addressed was the monthly water bill of most Detroit residents. What did they find? That the average Detroit family paid about $100 per month, which is twice what the federal affordability…
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How a Recent Federal Law Will Change Foster Care in America!
The things that President Trump does, get a lot of press time – both from his supporters and from his detractors. However, not every bill he’s signed into law has got the coverage it’s deserved, and the Family First Prevention Services Act is no exception. Tucked into a massive spending bill that rolled out in…
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How Can I Make Sure My Kids Live With Family After CPS Takes Them Away? (Pt. 2)
Thanks for joining us against for this discussion on what’s involved in having your relatives foster your children when CPS takes them away from you. We know it’s a hard subject to read about, or even think about, but for parents who are engaged in battles with CPS, and who are at risk of having…
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How Can I Make Sure My Kids Live With Family After CPS Takes Them Away? (Pt. 1)
If you know anything about CPS in Michigan, then you know that sometimes, when kids get taken away from their parents, they get put into foster care. However, in a number of cases, the foster homes those kids are placed into aren’t the homes of strangers, but rather the homes of a grandmother, or an…
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If it Takes a Village – Why Does CPS Expect The Poor to do it Alone?
Raising kids is not for the faint of heart. It requires an enormous amount of energy, patience, compassion, humility and stickability. And even if you have all that in spades (which most people don’t) you’ll still need help. Someone to watch the kids when you go to work. Someone to help out when you’re sick…
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What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 4)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for the wrap-up of this four part series on what to expect when CPS petitions the court to take your kids away. We’ve already discussed how the trial happens, and what to expect if the allegations against you are dismissed. Now we’d like to take a look…
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Unsecured Guns in Your Home Could Spell Disaster! (Pt. 2)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm for this discussion about unsecured weapons in the home, and the terrible consequences that can bring. As we shared with you last time, there is a family in Flint right now whose decision to store loaded handguns in the same closet as the…
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Reunifying a Family is Hard Work, But it’s Worth it! (Part 2)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for a look at the wonderful work done by Michigan’s Reunification Program. As we mentioned in the previous article, the program is recognized on a national level, and sets the standard for family reunification around the country. However just because what they do is life-changing for so many…
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Reunifying a Family is Hard Work, But it’s Worth it! (Part 1)
For all of the controversy and monstrous errors that have haunted Michigan’s CPS for decades, there is another side to that coin. A side that rarely gets talked about, and doesn’t often make the news. A side that strives to solve the problems faced by families who’ve been torn apart by CPS, and make right…