Category: Criminal Charges

  • The Cops Think I Hurt my Child! What Happens Now?

    There are many reasons why the cops would show up at someone’s house and make the assumption a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. Perhaps the neighbors overheard an argument and called them. Or maybe a teacher saw a bruise on your child’s arm and made an assumption. It could even have been…

  • Do Parents Get Into Trouble With CPS When Their Kids Break The Law?

    Do you remember the Jamarion Lawhorn case? The young boy from Kent County who, after years of living in a violently abusive home, stabbed another little boy on a playground in the hopes that he would be electrocuted. Young Jamarion had no idea that Michigan didn’t have a death penalty, so he may have to…

  • Should You Use a Court Appointed Attorney in a CPS Case? (Pt 1)

    Let’s start this article out with a nugget of truth, shall we? We understand that being able to choose your own attorney is a privilege, and not everyone can afford that option. But something else we understand, is that when you don’t hire a defense attorney and just take whatever the court gives you, you…

  • Rare Medical Condition, or Child Abuse? How Can You Tell? (Pt 1)

    This question has been the source of more controversy than you can imagine over the years! As doctors, medical experts, prosecutors and defense attorneys fight it out in courtrooms across the nation, this question is the one that they keep coming back to, over and over. Is it child abuse? Or is it a rare…

  • Choose Your Relationships Wisely, or CPS May Get Involved!

    Amie L. Messer, a mother from Monroe, Michigan, has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of Second Degree Child Abuse for allowing her boyfriend, Mark Osborn, to repeatedly abuse her young son. The boy, who was 5 years old at the time, sustained repeated, severe beatings that lacerated his intestines, broke his collarbone, and…

  • Tragic Death of 1-Year-Old Will NOT Result in Charges!

    A few months ago in February, there was a tragedy in Montcalm County, Michigan. A 1-year-old girl wandered out into her family’s backyard, where rain and melting snow had created puddles and patches of standing water. As KidsHealth points out, a young child can drown in as little as 2 inches of water, so it…

  • Families of The Accused Also Suffer in Child Abuse Cases!

    When someone is accused of abusing a child, they suffer enormously, even if the allegations aren’t true. In fact, those are by far the most tragic cases – where someone is falsely accused of hurting a child, and as a result of the allegations their life’s turned upside down. They lose their job, their relationships…

  • Can Kids Use Medical Marijuana in Michigan? (Part 2)

    Welcome back, and thank for joining us again for this rather controversial discussion about kids and medical marijuana use in Michigan. In our previous article we talked about two separate cases here in Michigan. One ended with a child receiving legal medical marijuana treatment, while the other ended with child abuse charges. The difference, as…

  • Court Appointed Attorneys in Michigan CPS Cases (Part 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on court appointed attorneys in CPS cases. In our previous article we looked at some of the frightening realities that many people don’t realize about having a defense attorney assigned by the court. We also shared some information from an investigative article published in…

  • Court Appointed Attorneys in Michigan CPS Cases (Part 1)

    You’ve heard it a thousand times before on TV shows and in movies when cops Mirandize a suspect… “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.” But what isn’t included in that overview of a defendant’s right to counsel, is the truth about many court appointed attorneys. Like it or not,…