Tag: CPS Defense Attorney
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Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? Part 2
In part one of this series we introduced the subject of Michigan’s alarming rise in babies born with drug addictions, and looked at what symptoms those newborns face while they endure withdrawal after birth. Moving on, we are going to look at what doctors are doing to address the issue, and why CPS intervention isn’t…
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Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? 1
In addition to the many other things that Michigan has seen an increase of in recent years, such as meth dump sites and overall child poverty, there is the issue of babies born addicted to drugs. Michigan has seen a surge in newborns struggling with opioid withdrawal. This is a terrible way to start…
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CPS – The System Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
CPS: Three of the most polarizing letters around, right up there with FBI, CIA and IRS. People either see them as heroes and love what they do, or think of them as villains and have nothing good to say about them. But whether you are a CPS supporter or not, there are a few indisputable…
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“Missing” Mom Fights For Custody of Daughter
Amanda Hayward, the Hamburg Township mother who fled to Florida with her daughter Sapphire a few weeks ago, is now fighting to keep her daughter out of the hands of CPS. She was considered missing because she left the state without notifying authorities. The case received considerable media attention, thanks to the nationwide Amber…
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Toddler Found With Dead Man Was Alone For Days
Recently, a 2 ½ year old child was found inside a Kent County home along with the body of a dead man. Authorities are saying the toddler likely tended to herself for several days. Although this is the second time in under a month that law enforcement has found a very young child in a…
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Will CPS Take Kids From Flint Families Without Water?
A while back, during the earlier part of the media uproar surrounding the Flint water crisis, claims began to circulate on the internet. Claims that CPS was going to be taking children away from Flint parents because they had chosen not to pay for their poisonous, lead-loaded water, which they couldn’t safely use to begin…
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Is CPS Software Finally On The Mend?
It may seem like a Sisyphean task to take on the monumental overhaul required to fix the DHHS’s defective software, and many would call it a classic example of throwing good money after bad. But they claim to have made some serious headway in recent months. So, at this point we can only wonder, is…
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CPS Investigating Toddler Found on Street at Midnight
When police are contacted about a suspicious or strange situation involving a child, especially one where there is no obvious crime for them to pursue, they call in CPS. This way, they can turn over the investigation to an agency whose sole focus is investigating allegations of abuse and neglect. It also allows them to…
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CPS Under Scrutiny After Toddler’s Death
Michigan’s Office of Children’s Ombudsman is in the preliminary stages of an investigation to determine whether or not CPS did their jobs with regard to the recent deaths of two toddlers. In both cases the babies were determined to have died as a result of severe abuse. But what the state’s watchdog agency is trying…
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CPS – The Best And Worst of Our Nation’s Child Welfare Programs 2
In the last segment we reviewed some of the disturbing finds that were made public recently regarding the issue of child welfare in the US and here in Michigan. We looked at the results of a WalletHub research study and wondered what on earth we, in Michigan, could do to change it. Well, the folks…