Tag: Child Neglect Defense Attorney
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Surveillance Versus Safety: What is CPS Involvement Really Doing to Struggling Families?
When a teacher sees a child who doesn’t have a winter coat that fits, or a doctor realizes that a child they’re seeing for a Wellchild check up is clearly hungry, what do they do? In most cases, they call the CPS hotline and report suspected neglect. But is that what they should be doing?…
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Why Are Poor Parents Often Assumed to be Neglectful Parents?
Stop and think about it. A kid without a coat in winter could be neglected by their parents. Or they could be from a poor family who is struggling to keep the lights on and food on the table. Coats aren’t cheap (even second-hand ones can be pricey!). So which is it? And what should…
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When is it Okay to Leave Your Child Unattended in Michigan?
This is a question we get asked a lot by parents who are caught up in protracted battles with CPS over the issue of child neglect. And the truth is, it can be a little challenging to answer. Because there isn’t a one-size-fits-all response. After all, there are a lot of factors involved in deciding…
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Family Suing CPS For Threatening Neglect Charges After Adopted Son Says he’ll Kill Them! (Pt 2)
If you follow our blog, or read the local news, then you’re probably already familiar with this story – we talked about it last week in an article that outlined what one Detroit family is up against with CPS. Greg and Tonya Burnett’s adoptive son, Alex, after the initial ‘honeymoon’ year with the family was…
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Mom Charged With Abuse For “Unnecessary Medical Treatments”! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about a case that’s unfolding right now in our neighboring state of Wisconsin regarding a mother who is accused of abusing her daughter by subjecting her to unnecessary and invasive surgical procedures. In essence, it’s a classic case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, or that’s…
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Baby Found Alive Beside Dead Parents in Hotel Room in Michigan
One of the gripes people seem to have with CPS in Michigan is their inability to get it right when making decisions about which kids are at risk and which kids aren’t. They will fight a loving parent tooth and nail, sometimes for years, trying to remove a child who’s in no danger, but on…
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Accident or Neglectful Parenting? What Happens When a Child Goes Missing?
Whenever a child goes missing in the movies, the story tends to focus on the frantic manhunt, and the relief parents experience when the child is finally found. Which makes sense, because that’s what parents and loved ones are experiencing when a kid turns up missing. At first it’s all denial and horror and anxiety,…
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What Happens When Your Kids Get Into Your ‘Medibles’?
One of the major points of contention among supporters of legalized recreational marijuana in Michigan and its detractors, was the issue of how it would affect kids. Would seeing their parents use pot make it more likely for kids to want to use it too? Would they be exposed to the second hand smoke of…
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Factors That Could Influence CPS When it Comes to Removing Your Kids (Pt 4)
Thanks for joining us for the final wrap up of this talk about what could affect a CPS worker’s decision when it comes to removing your kids from your home. In the previous three articles we looked at a number of different factors than can all play a role in making you look like a…
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Factors That Could Influence CPS When it Comes to Removing Your Kids (Pt 3)
Thanks for joining us again for another look at some of the reasons CPS workers decide that kids are at risk of being neglected. As we pointed out in the previous two articles, it’s rarely just one thing (unless that one thing is really extreme). Usually it’s a combo deal, where several signs seem to…