Nope, a doctor can’t force you to take a polygraph, but this wouldn’t be the first time Dr. Bethany Mohr wasn’t honest with parents during alleged child abuse cases… You’ve seen lie detector tests in the movie at some point, right? Some serious-looking man in a suit asks a whole lot of strange questions – […]
Tag Archives | Michigan CPS Defense
Mandated Reporting: The Rising Cost of “Forced” Reports
A simple call for one person… a life changing investigation for another. Mandated reporting has been something of a controversial subject in Michigan, and as the list of mandated reporters seems to get longer every year, the question comes up again and again: should people be forced to report their suspicions, even when they don’t […]
Why Are we Still Kicking a Dead Horse When it Comes to CPS in Michigan? (Pt 2)
At this point the child welfare system in Michigan is so broken, so damaged and corrupt, that only a total overhaul will save it from itself. Welcome back and thanks for joining us. If you remember from our previous article on this subject, we talked about how widely acknowledged it is that CPS screws up […]
Why Are we Still Kicking a Dead Horse When it Comes to CPS in Michigan? (Pt 1)
It’s going to take a lot more than a few cosmetic changes to save our child welfare system. Only a total overhaul could do it… Say the word “CPS” and you’ll likely get some very passionate responses from people. Some of them good, and some of them terribly bad. But why? Why does this one […]
Did You Know: You DO Have a Right to Your CPS File!
If CPS has a folder on you, or on your child, then you have a right to see it! CPS workers are notorious for NOT giving people the full picture. When they show up at your home with a cop in tow, claiming you have to hand over your children, what they’re not telling you […]
Rare Medical Condition, or Child Abuse? How Can You Tell? (Pt 2)
Hi there, welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been discussing the issue of rare medical conditions in children, and how they can sometimes lead to child abuse allegations when the symptoms aren’t correctly diagnosed. In our previous blog article we discussed what this looks like when CPS decides you’re a child abuser […]
CPS: A Long History of Separating Children From Their Parents
There has been a great deal of media coverage and social media dialogue over the last six months or so about the families being separated at the border. The stories of children being taken from their parents without just cause have been rampant, and heartbreaking pictures of children held in chain-link pens with nothing […]
How CPS Plans to Fix Everything That’s Wrong at The Agency
If you follow our blog (or read the news) then you know that CPS is in trouble. A recent audit revealed that mismanagement, errors and poor case outcomes are not occasional issues, but daily norms at CPS. Hundreds of investigations not handled. Thousands of children left in seriously abusive situations, or pulled from loving […]
Understanding the Various Types of Caseworkers in Neglect/Abuse Cases
In some of our family law cases, our clients are also dealing with some sort of caseworker in a related neglect/abuse case. However, we might not know exactly with which type of caseworker our client is dealing with. Knowing the answer to that—and then understanding the differences between the various types of caseworkers—will help […]
How Can I Make Sure My Kids Live With Family After CPS Takes Them Away? (Pt. 1)
If you know anything about CPS in Michigan, then you know that sometimes, when kids get taken away from their parents, they get put into foster care. However, in a number of cases, the foster homes those kids are placed into aren’t the homes of strangers, but rather the homes of a grandmother, or […]
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