Tag: CPS Defense Attorney
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What You Should (And Shouldn’t) do if CPS is Investigating You! (Part 3)
Thanks for joining us again for the third article in this four part series on what you should and shouldn’t do if CPS is investigating you! As we mentioned in the earlier installments in this series, being investigated by CPS DOES NOT make you guilty! Many innocent families get investigated by the agency. And while…
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What You Should (And Shouldn’t) do if CPS is Investigating You! (Part 2)
Welcome back, we’re glad you’re taking the time to read this and prepare yourself, should CPS ever end up on your doorstep. As we pointed out in the previous article, many innocent families get investigated by CPS. And when CPS shows up at your house, they’re not there to determine if you’re guilty of abuse…
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What You Should (And Shouldn’t) do if CPS is Investigating You! (Part 1)
If you’ve had any dealings with CPS, then you know they take their work very seriously (as they should!) But what about when they’re totally incorrect? What about the times when they investigate innocent parents and make false allegations against families who haven’t done anything wrong. Sounds crazy? And yet it happens a lot in…
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Being a Foster Parent in Michigan is Really Hard!
Being a foster parent is hard. Extremely hard. And while foster parents often get a bad rap in the news (because you only hear about the bad ones) the reality is very different. There are thousands of excellent foster parents out there whose hard work, love and dedication never make the news. Whose compassion and…
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Take Action When CPS Comes Calling, Or Risk Losing Your Child!
When we have a few minutes, we like to catch up on local news and find out what’s happening in Michigan and around the nation. One story, published just a few days ago, raised much discussion in the office, because it did a perfect job of illustrating a point we often make to our clients…
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Would CPS Label You “Neglectful” if They Showed up at Your House Today? (Pt. 1)
A couple of weeks ago, a story by writer Virginia Eubanks hit the media. Published by Wired magazine, the story shared some interesting, and truly heartbreaking details about how the use of child abuse prediction models have unfairly labelled poor people. Eubanks shares her experience helping man the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and…
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What To Do When CPS Shows Up At Your Door! (Part 1)
Most people know that a visit from CPS is a bad thing. It means someone has reported you to the agency for one thing or another. And now they’re arriving at your home, ready to poke around in your home and judge your parenting skills. But unlike a nosy neighbor or a catty “frenemy”, their…
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Auditor General Suing MDHHS For CPS Mishandling of Foster Cases
Michigan’s Auditor General and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are locked in a heated battle over the release of CPS records. Or rather, in the non-release of CPS records, because the MDHHS has refused to provide the State Auditor access to the adoption records they need in order to conduct an investigation…
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Giving Birth to an Unwanted Baby? There Are Ways to Avoid CPS! (Part 1)
Whether or not you agree with abortion, it is a legal option for pregnant women in Michigan. But only up to a certain point. After 24.5 weeks, the only way a woman can terminate a pregnancy is if her life is at risk, or the pregnancy is the result of incest or rape. But what…
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All I Want For Christmas is… a Visit From CPS?
For some folks, the Christmas season means decorating the tree, getting together with family, and exchanging gifts with loved ones. Or at least, that’s what they hope it means. But reality is often nothing like our expectations. So for some people, this holiday season will mean unplanned interactions with CPS workers. And for an unlucky…