Category: Parental Rights
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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…
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CPS Finds And Takes “Endangered” Tennessee Baby
Child Protective Services recently removed an 8-month-old baby from his parent’s custody, after the couple was arrested. A statewide endangered child alert was issued for little Xavier Billings, describing him as a 17 Lb baby with blue eyes and blond hair who was in danger while in the custody of his parents. Xavier’s parents, 29-year-old…
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Maryanne Godboldo Asks The Court For A Third Dismissal
The story of Maryanne Godboldo is a phenomenal one. It covers one mother’s battle with Child Protective Services and the Courts that has dragged on for years, and has caused a great deal of controversy surrounding Michigan’s child welfare system. In the most recent installment in this long and drawn-out case, Godboldo is asking the…
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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…
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CPS Petition Denied – Mother Found Innocent By Jury
A CPS petition to remove three little girls from the custody of their parent’s home in Grand Haven was recently denied. A jury found their mother not guilty of improper supervision after a three day trial in Ottawa County Family Court. Steve Wagasky, the biological father of the youngest child, was removed from the…