Justina Pelletier Returns Home Connecticut teenager, Justina Pelletier was recently returned to her parent’s home in West Hartford, Connecticut. She was separated from her family for 16 months. This case has caused parents around the country to sit up and pay attention. In February 2013, Justina had a consultation at the Children’s Hospital, which…
Saginaw Man Accused of Scalding Toddler’s Hands A judge recently adjourned the scheduled preliminary examination for a 28-year-old father from Saginaw who is facing life in prison. Prosecutors allege that Elliot J. Robinson deliberately held his 2-year-old son’s hands under scalding hot water long enough that the child required skin grafts to repair the damage….
Abuse Of Disabled Woman Caught On Camera Strathmoor Manor, an adult care facility in Detroit, recently had its foster care license suspended in the wake of a horrific video released to the press. The footage captured documentation of one of the facility’s caregivers, Kadia Konate-Dennard, violently abusing a young disabled woman who was a resident…
State Can’t Take Jurisdiction if Only One Parent Deemed Unfit The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled that the “one parent” doctrine, which has been on the books for more than 70 years, is in fact unconstitutional, and infringes on the due process rights of parents. In a 5 to 2 ruling released on June…