Hi there and welcome back to this convo about what happens when CPS petitions the court to have your children taken away in Michigan. For a parent, the thought that a government agency can simply step in and break up your family without warning is terrifying. After all, who else can do that besides a […]
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Can I Spend Christmas With My Kids if CPS Took Them Away?
If your children were removed from your home by CPS, and placed into foster care, you’re probably wondering how you can spend Christmas with them this year. It must be a terribly stressful time for you, and the prospect of being alone on Christmas can be very disheartening. But while this holiday season may not […]
CPS is Trying to Terminate my Parental Rights! What Happens Now? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion about what happens when CPS tries to terminate your parental rights, and what you can do about it. In our previous article we looked at what your first steps should be when CPS threatened to take your children (or even if they already have!) […]
Parenting in The Online Age, Where All Your Choices (And Mistakes) Are Made Public! (Pt 2)
Once someone has uploaded a video of you to YouTube, it can be incredibly hard, if not impossible to get it taken down again. Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about something that isn’t comfortable to discuss, but all of us are painfully aware of – the fact that parenting in […]
Cultural Misunderstandings Can Lead to CPS Interventions in Michigan. (Pt 2)
Children who grew up in war-torn countries often face greater challenges, as the trauma they’ve sustained makes life even harder. Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been discussing the difficult subject of CPS interventions, but with the added spin of how they affect immigrant and refugee communities. As we mentioned in the previous […]
Cultural Misunderstandings Can Lead to CPS Interventions in Michigan. (Pt 1)
Parents who come from other countries often struggle to overcome language and cultural barriers and have little to no support systems in place to help them. Michigan is a melting pot of cultures, ethnicities, and racial variety. Between the extensive immigrant and resettled refugee populations, and the many people living here whose parents and grandparents […]
Studies Show Mediation Results in Faster, Better Outcomes in CPS Cases
Mediation, where everyone is working together towards the same goal, has much better results for children and families involved with CPS. Earlier this year the Michigan Supreme Court released the results of a study that evaluated Michigan’s Child Protection Mediation (CPM) process when used as an alternative means of achieving permanency in child welfare cases. […]
Think CPS Won’t Come After You Because You’re a “Good” Parent? Think Again! (Pt 2)
Even if you’re doing your best to be a good parent, doesn’t mean CPS won’t think you’re bad at it. Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this difficult but necessary conversation about CPS. Specifically, we’ve been talking about how easy it is to get ‘red-flagged’ by CPS and end up being labeled […]
Think CPS Won’t Come After You Because You’re a “Good” Parent? Think Again! (Pt 1)
Just because you try hard to be a good parent, doesn’t mean CPS won’t disagree with you. Think about the articles you read online and in the news. Anytime parents are mentioned as being accused of child abuse or having CPS remove their children or petition the courts to have their parental rights terminated, these […]
Can You be a Free Range Parent in Michigan And Not be Accused of Neglect?
Allowing your child some freedom, responsibility and independence can result in neglect charges in Michigan! How do you encourage your children to be independent, self-reliant, and responsible as they grow up? According to the free range parenting movement, you encourage them to function as independently as possible, with limited parental supervision, while still expecting them […]
