Tag: Child Abuse Defense Lawyer
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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…
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How the Nassar Case Will Change Michigan’s Child Abuse Reporting Laws (Pt 2)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for this difficult discussion about a topic that has shaken Michigan to the core. Many things are changing in the wake of the revelations about Larry Nassar, and after the historic trial where more than 100 victims shared victim impact statements. Laws are being reviewed and criticised. New…
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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…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 3)
In the previous segment we discussed some of the issues that plague forensic interviewers during interrogation sessions with children. These include the intimidating nature of police stations, cops in uniform when they are the interviewers, and the danger of openly recording the session. In this next piece we’ll be talking about confirmatory bias, which can…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 2)
Welcome back. In the first article of this series, we talked a little about what exactly a forensic interviewer is, and what they do. Yet in looking at this particular subject, there are many questions about how effective their techniques are. We also wondered what some of the problems might be when interviewing a potentially…
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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…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 4)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us again as we continue this discussion about drug abuse among parents, and how CPS involvement may make the situation even worse. In the previous articles we’ve been talking about the four items that Dr Mark Calarco, national medical director of American Addiction Centers, says we need to change…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 3)
Welcome back. We’ve been discussing the subject of substance abuse and how CPS involvement can make life even harder for suffering parents, as opposed to better. We’ve also started looking at ways this can be overcome, both her in Michigan and in society in general. Dr. Mark Calarco, national medical director of American Addiction Centers,…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again as we discuss the complex issue of substance abuse and how it affects parenting and results in CPS intervention. For many parents who are trapped in the cycle of drug use which can perpetuate poor parenting choices which then leads to CPS intervention that harms more…