April is national child abuse prevention month, and the efforts made around Michigan to raise both awareness and financial help for local organizations battling this crime are inspiring. People from all walks of life getting together to make more Michigan residents aware of what’s happening behind closed doors, and raising money to support nonprofits helping…
Hello and welcome back. In the previous article we looked at a few of the different ways The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform is working with different CPS agencies around the country to help them overcome their difficulties. And if you follow our blog you know already know all about their difficulties. Here in…
There are many government institutions that could use a revamp (or a complete do-over, depending on who you ask!) But the one we seem to deal with the most, and whose glaring flaws are particularly obvious to us, is Michigan’s Child Protective Services. And while many people might say that’s because we’re child abuse defense…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. As we mentioned earlier, accusing someone of child abuse causes devastation to people’s lives in ways that can’t be quantified. Ruining someone’s reputation can affect their friendships with loved one forever. It can mean they lose out on job opportunities, community standing, and the respect of their…
When someone claims that a child has been abused, chances are, your first thought isn’t “Well, that might not be true!” Most people, when they hear about child abuse or neglect, assume that where there’s smoke, there must be a fire. It’s a mindset that’s very widespread in our culture, and yet it’s proving to…
Hi there, thanks for joining us for the wrap up of this discussion on spanking in Michigan, what parent’s rights are, and what you’re allowed to do when it comes to discipline. So far in this series we’ve looked at what the law says about spanking your kids (you’re allowed to use “reasonable force”), what…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for more on the subject of disciplining children in Michigan, and what methods the law says we are free to use. As we covered in the previous article, Michigan law does allow parents to spank their children. However, as Brandy Thompson, an experienced child abuse defense lawyer explains,…
This is a touchy subject, we know. People tend to feel very strongly about this, one way or another, and there’s very little middle ground. Couple that with the fact that we live in a time when parent’s rights are almost constantly being questioned, if not violated, and you have a subject people are really…
Earlier in February, a 3-month-old baby boy was found unresponsive at his daycare. He was rushed to Promedica Children’s Hospital in Toledo just south of the Michigan border, where medical professionals determined that the infant has suffered a severe brain injury. Doctors at Promedica reached out to Michigan State Police to report what they suspected…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion about how to handle a situation where a medical professional has misdiagnosed child abuse. Nothing could be more awful for a parent than to take your child to the hospital to get them help, and then be accused of causing whatever is hurting them….