People accused of child abuse get a raw deal in Michigan. And before you get angry about that statement, take a moment and hear us out. We’re not suggesting that actual child abusers get an easy ride. As parents as well as attorneys, we understand how valuable children are. It’s just that we also know…
Category: Child Abuse
At this point, the word “Nassar” has come to mean everything that is wrong with the world these days. From ‘rape culture’ and sexual abuse, to the unchecked power of doctors and the culture of silence on university campuses, ‘Nassar’ is now the catch phrase used to sum up the many social changes that people…
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…
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….
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Taking your sick child to the doctor to help them get better, only to be accused of causing those injuries yourself. And as if those heinous accusations aren’t awful enough, now the state is getting involved. You’re going to be investigated, accused, possibly charged with a crime. Some well meaning…
The Nassar case was a wildfire. It tore through the media like an unstoppable tidal wave, made an overnight celebrity out of Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, and set records for how many victims were allowed to give impact statements during the trial. The whole world tuned in to watch. And MSU, the…