If you’re a parent then chances are you’ve struggled to strap a screaming baby into a car seat, or wished for patience while a willful toddler insists on “doing it themselves” when it comes time to get all the safety harnesses snapped into place. (And the more they fight to do it without help always…
Category: Failure To Protect
It’s not illegal to have a few drinks and let your hair down, so to speak. In fact, it’s not even against the law to stay home and get blind drunk, as long as you’re not driving anywhere. And now that weed is legal in Michigan, it’s not even illegal to sit around and get…
They say there’s no greater advocate for quitting smoking than a former smoker. And that theory certainly seems to apply in this case to a specific mom from Saginaw who was recently released from prison after serving a sentence for Second Degree Child Abuse. If you follow our blog then you’ll probably remember the Elijah…
Welcome back. We’ve been discussing the difficult spot that victims of domestic violence and abuse are put in when they’re accused of failing to protect their children. As we mentioned in the previous article, people in abusive relationships are often viewed as abusers themselves, because they aren’t making an effort to protect their children. And…
People who’ve never been abused can’t understand why anyone would stay in an abusive relationship. It simply doesn’t make sense to their rational mind. But that right there’s the rub – it isn’t a rational thing. It’s so much more, so much deeper than that. And for parents, particularly mothers, who are trapped in abusive…
A mentor is an older, more experienced person who provides guidance, advice and knowledge to a younger, less experienced person. When it comes to youth mentoring, the mentors themselves are adults who volunteer to spend time with young people. The relationship is always relationship-based, and meant to be supportive, helpful and educational for the person…
The term ‘Failure to Protect” seems somewhat self explanatory. However, like so many things in Michigan law, there is always more than meets the eye. With that in mind, we wanted to take this opportunity to unpack this subject for you. So let’s spend a few minutes together and take a look at exactly…
Social Media is great for a lot of things – catching up with friends and family who live far away, watching cat videos, and sharing pictures of your kids with your loved ones, to name but a few. However, social media can be a dangerous platform when people are pointing fingers, making accusations, and placing…
23-year-old Amber Johnson and her husband, 30-year-old James Johnson III of Dearborn, have both been charged with murder and child abuse for the death of their 2-year-old daughter, Monika Rose Johnson, who drowned in a neighbor’s pool. Police records reveal that while Amber and James slept at home, their two children, Monika and her…