Tag: Child Abuse Defense Lawyer
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Once CPS Gets Involved, You’ll Never Escape The Stigma!
We live in a very judgmental society. It may not be what you want to hear, but it’s the truth. People make assumptions about each other all the time. Sometimes those assumptions are based on appearance, ethnic or racial background, or speech patterns. And sometimes they’re based on things they’ve heard about those people from…
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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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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…
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Legalizing Pot Doesn’t Mean You Can Give it to Your Kids!
With the legalization of medical marijuana a few years ago in Michigan, and then the decriminalization of having small amounts of pot for personal use in numerous cities around the state, the use of marijuana has quickly become considerably more normalized. Add to that the fact that the November ballot will now include the option…
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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…
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Does Being in Foster Care Mess up a Kids’ Future? (Pt. 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on the long-term effects of foster care on a child’s life. In the previous article in this two-part series, we looked at how hard being in foster care is on kids, and why they often struggle emotionally later in life. However, losing everything meaningful…
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Pontiac Mom Accused of Intentionally Burning Baby With Hot Water
When emergency responders first showed up at Carmen Ann Smith-Portee’s house, responding to a call about a burned baby, she told them the 1-year-old had climbed into the tub by himself. Shortly after that, when deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s department arrived at the scene, Smith-Portee told them the same story – that she…
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There’s no Evidence That CPS Managers Manipulated Caseload Data!
According to a Lansing State Journal article, published in May of 2017, they had uncovered evidence of at least three Michigan counties where CPS supervisors allegedly intentionally logged inaccurate data about active, ongoing abuse cases. Why? Because, according to a number of current and previous employees the LSJ interviewed, supervisors were trying to make it…
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CPS: Investigation Essentials For Michigan Families (Part 2)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for this discussion on basic CPS investigation essentials for Michigan families. We’ve been looking at the basics involved when a CPS worker shows up on your doorstep. What do you do? What should you say? How do you respond? There are so many questions, and so few obvious…
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Mom Leaves Twin Babies in Curbside Suitcase When CPS Shows up!
This story has hit the media like a wildfire, and it’s spreading fast! As a city whose media presence has been associated with all manner of controversies in recent years, from the Flint water crisis to the FBI’s claim that it’s the most dangerous city in the nation, this Michigan city has had more than…